Wetland and upland use patterns in semi-aquatic snakes: Implications for wetland conservation

Wetlands

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1003-1014

  Roe, John H ^a   Kingsbury, Bruce A ^a   Herbert, Nathan R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Copperbelly Water Snake; Dispersal; GIS; Migration; Movement; Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta; Nerodia sipedon sipedon; Northern Water Snake; Palustrine; Radiotelemetry; Small wetlands; Wetland; Wetland conservation

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; MOVEMENT; SNAKE; WETLAND;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

NERODIA; NERODIA ERYTHROGASTER; NERODIA ERYTHROGASTER NEGLECTA; NERODIA SIPEDON; NERODIA SIPEDON SIPEDON; SERPENTES;

EID: 1442291080     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2003)023[1003:WAUUPI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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