Scavenging behaviors of cottonmouth snakes at island bird rookeries

Herpetological Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 259-261

  Lillywhite, Harvey B ^a   Sheehy III, Coleman M ^a   McCue, Marshall D ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS; AVES; SERPENTES;

EID: 0036981111     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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