Enigmatic decline of a protected population of Eastern Kingsnakes, Lampropeltis getula, in South Carolina

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2007, Pages 507-519

  Winne, Christopher T ^a   Willson, John D ^a   Todd, Brian D ^a   Andrews, Kimberly M ^a   Gibbons, J Whitfield ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY CONDITION; HABITAT LOSS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DECLINE; SNAKE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CAROLINA; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

AGKISTRODON; AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS; AMPHIBIA; LAMPROPELTIS GETULA; LAMPROPELTIS GETULA GETULA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA;

EID: 34548815005     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)2007[507:EDOAPP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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