Reticulated pythons in Sumatra: Biology, harvesting and sustainability

Biological Conservation

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 349-357

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Diets; Ecology; Reproduction; Reptile; Snake; Sustainable use

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; HARVESTING; SNAKE; SUSTAINABILITY;

INDONESIA;

PYTHON RETICULATUS;

EID: 0345698762     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00068-8     Document Type: Article

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