Biotic and abiotic influences on activity patterns of insular pit-vipers (Gloydius shedaoensis, Viperidae) from north-eastern China

Biological Conservation

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 387-398

  Sun, Li Xin ^a   Shine, Richard ^b   Debi, Zhao ^a   Zhengren, Tang ^a  

^a Snake Island Protection District ^*  (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gloydius shedaoensis; Reptile; Sampling; Sex ratio; Snake; Weather

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIOTIC FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SNAKE;

CHINA; YELLOW SEA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CROTALINAE; GLOYDIUS SHEDAOENSIS; PASSERIFORMES; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; VIPERIDAE; VIPERINAE;

EID: 0035150985     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00137-3     Document Type: Article

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