Analysis of patterns of aggregation under cover objects in an assemblage of six species of snakes

Herpetologica

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 178-186

  Gregory, Patrick T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Body size; Cover; Snakes

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BODY SIZE; SNAKE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 2442490965     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/02-101     Document Type: Article

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