Ecological attributes of two commercially-harvested python species in northern Sumatra

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 249-257

  Shine, Richard ^c   Ambariyanto, ^b   Harlow, Peter S ^c   Mumpuni, ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^b DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELAEIS; PYTHON BRONGERSMAI; PYTHON CURTUS; PYTHONIDAE; RODENTIA; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032704421     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565722     Document Type: Article

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