Habitat use of sympatric rattlesnake species within the Gulf Coastal Plain

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 759-764

  Steen, David A ^a   Smith, Lora L ^a   Conner, L Mike ^a   Brock, Jean C ^a   Hoss, Shannon K ^a  

^a JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crotalus adamanteus; Crotalus horridus; Eastern diamondback rattlesnake; Habitat model; Landscape; Logistic regression; Longleaf pine; Reptile; Timber rattlesnake

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PLAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SNAKE; SYMPATRY;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CROTALUS ADAMANTEUS; CROTALUS HORRIDUS; PINUS PALUSTRIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 52049113313     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-754     Document Type: Article

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