The effects of translocation on the spatial ecology of tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus) in a suburban landscape

Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-171

  Butler, H ^a   Malone, B ^a   Clemann, N ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; HOME RANGE; RADIOTELEMETRY; SNAKE; SUBURBAN AREA; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WORLD;

NOTECHIS SCUTATUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; SERPENTES; SPILOTES PULLATUS PULLATUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 20444396596     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR04020     Document Type: Article

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