Habitat selection and range size of grass snakes Natrix natrix in an agricultural landscape in southern England

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 379-388

  Reading, Christopher J ^a   Jofré, Gabriela M ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basking sites; Habitat interfaces; Habitat preference; Habitat use; Hibernacula; Home range; Oviposition sites

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BREEDING SITE; DECIDUOUS TREE; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; HIBERNATION; RANGE SIZE; SNAKE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WOODLAND;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

NATRIX NATRIX; SERPENTES;

EID: 70349148186     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853809788795164     Document Type: Article

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