Empirical tests of biased body size distributions in aquatic snake captures

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2008, Pages 401-408

  Willson, John D ^a   Winne, Christopher T ^a   Keck, Michael B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Grayson County College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SAMPLING; SEX RATIO; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SNAKE;

NORTH AMERICA;

AGKISTRODON; AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS; CYPRINIDAE; FARANCIA ABACURA; NERODIA FASCIATA; REGINA RIGIDA; SEMINATRIX PYGAEA; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS SAURITUS;

EID: 47049122491     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-07-035     Document Type: Article

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