Effects of off-road vehicles on reproductive success of pine snakes (Pituophus melanoleucus) in the New Jersey pinelands

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-284

  Burger, Joanna ^a   Zappalorti, Robert T ^b   Gochfeld, Michael ^a,c   Devito, Emile ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Herpetological Associates Inc   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d New Jersey Conservation Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Hibernating; Human disturbance; Off road vehicles; Reptiles; Snakes; State parks; Urban wildlife

Indexed keywords

AVES; MAMMALIA; PITUOPHIS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 34547860838     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-007-0022-y     Document Type: Article

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