Life history attributes of the threatened Australian snake (Stephen's banded snake Hoplocephalus stephensii, Elapidae)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-128

  Fitzgerald, Mark ^a   Shine, Richard ^a   Lemckert, Francis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Research and Development Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hoplocephalus stephensii; Low reproductive rate; Prey specialisation; Slow growth; Threatened Australian snake

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GAPE LIMITATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PREY AVAILABILITY; SNAKE; VULNERABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BURRAMYIDAE; CERCARTETUS; CERCARTETUS NANUS; ELAPIDAE; HOPLOCEPHALUS; HOPLOCEPHALUS STEPHENSII; MAMMALIA; NANUS; RATTUS; RATTUS FUSCIPES; RODENTIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 2642512442     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.10.026     Document Type: Article

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