Seasonal variation in movements, home range, and habitat use by male Vipera latastei in northern Portugal

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 155-160

  Brito, José C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERPENTES; VIPERA; VIPERA LATASTEI; VIPERINAE;

EID: 0037359182     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2003)037[0155:SVIMHR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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