Broad geographic, taxonomic and ecological patterns of interpopulation variation in the dietary habits of snakes

Web Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages 2-16

  Luiselli, Luca ^a  

^a Centre of Environmental Studies Demetra srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; SNAKE; TAXONOMY;

ANURA; AVES; BOIDAE; COLUBRIDAE; ELAPIDAE; PYTHONIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 33744824926     PISSN: 13991183     EISSN: 13991183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/we-6-2-2006     Document Type: Article

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