Effects of flood suppression on natricine snake diet and prey overlap

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 809-814

  Hampton, Paul M ^a,b   Ford, Neil B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; NUTRITION;

FLOOD SUPPRESSION; N. ERYTHROGASTER; NATRICINE SNAKE;

FLOOD DAMAGE;

AMPHIBIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CRAYFISH; DIETARY OVERLAP; DISTURBANCE; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FISH; FLOODING; NICHE OVERLAP; SNAKE;

ANURA; ASTACOIDEA; NERODIA ERYTHROGASTER; NERODIA FASCIATA; SALAMANDROIDEA; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS PROXIMUS;

EID: 35348833017     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-066     Document Type: Article

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