Diel movement and predation activity patterns of the eyelash Palm-pitviper (Bothriechis schlegelii)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-109

  Sorrell, Geoffrey G ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DIEL MIGRATION; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SNAKE;

BOTHRIECHIS; BOTHRIECHIS SCHLEGELII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 62249169987     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CE-06-284     Document Type: Article

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