Four-eyed opossum (Philander opossum) predation on a coral snake (Micrurus nigrocinctus)

Mammalia

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 350-351

  Gómez Martínez, Mario J ^a   Gutierrez, Allan ^b   DeClerck, Fabrice ^a  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE NICARAGUA   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Bothrops; Human dominated landscape; Neurotoxin; Nicaragua; Pasture; Riparian

Indexed keywords

MARSUPIAL; PASTURE; PREDATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; SNAKE; TOXIN;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

ANTHOZOA; BOTHROPS; DIDELPHIDAE; MICRURUS; MICRURUS NIGROCINCTUS; PHILANDER OPOSSUM;

EID: 57149117177     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2008.031     Document Type: Article

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