Thermal regimes and diel activity patterns of four species of small elapid snakes from south-eastern Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Llewelyn, John ^a   Shine, Richard ^a   Webb, Jonathan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOPHIS NIGRESCENS; DEMANSIA; ELAPIDAE; HEMIASPIS SIGNATA; PSAMMOPHIS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 17444401007     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO04037     Document Type: Article

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