Diet of the rattlesnake Crotalus durissus in southeastern Brazil (Serpentes, Viperidae)

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 169-174

  Sant'Anna, Sávio S ^a   Abe, Augusto S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crotalus durissus; Diet; Neotropical rattlesnake; Snake size; Viperidae

Indexed keywords

CROTALUS; CROTALUS DURISSUS; METATHERIA; RODENTIA; SERPENTES; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 35348969345     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: 17445140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650520601148313     Document Type: Article

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