Recent occurrence and dietary habits of Boa constrictor on Aruba, Dutch West Indies

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 304-307

  Quick, John S ^a   Reinert, Howard K ^a   De Cuba, Eric R ^b   Odum, R Andrew ^c  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b Aruba Veterinaire Dienst   (Aruba)

^c Toledo Zoological Society   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; BOA CONSTRICTOR; MAMMALIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 21244470285     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/45-04N     Document Type: Article

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