Spatial ecology of hatchling water pythons (Liasis fuscus) in tropical Australia

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-191

  Pizzatto, Lgia ^a   Madsen, Thomas ^b   Brown, Gregory P ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Habitat; Habitat selection; Hatchling; Movements; Snake; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; HATCHING; RADIOTELEMETRY; SNAKE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADELAIDE RIVER; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

LIASIS FUSCUS; PYTHONIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 69749124343     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467408005774     Document Type: Article

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