Differential effects of an intense wildfire on survival of sympatric snakes

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1394-1398

  Webb, Jonathan K ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Elapidae; Foraging mode; Predation; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SNAKE; SURVIVAL; SYMPATRY; WILDFIRE;

ELAPIDAE; HOPLOCEPHALUS BUNGAROIDES; RHINOPLOCEPHALUS NIGRESCENS; SERPENTES;

EID: 50249127691     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-515     Document Type: Article

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