Null models, co-occurrence patterns, and ecological modelling of a Mediterranean community of snakes

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 325-337

  Luiselli, Luca ^a   Filippi, Ernesto ^b  

^a Centre of Environmental Studies DEMETRA srl   (Italy)

^b FIZV Herpetology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECOLOGICAL MODELING; SIMULATION; SNAKE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

COLUBER VIRIDIFLAVUS; ELAPHE LONGISSIMA; ELAPHE QUATUORLINEATA; NATRIX NATRIX; SERPENTES; VIPERA ASPIS;

EID: 33745754344     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853806778190051     Document Type: Article

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