Fine scale site fidelity in sea kraits: Implications for conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2473-2481

  Brischoux, Francois ^a,b,c   Bonnet, Xavier ^a   Pinaud, David ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Habitat; Philopatry; Sea snake; Shore; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; LOCAL EXTINCTION; MICROHABITAT; PHILOPATRY; SITE FIDELITY; SNAKE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TOURISM;

ANTHOZOA; AVES; HYDROPHIIDAE; LATICAUDA; MAMMALIA; SERPENTES; TESTUDINES;

EID: 70350621909     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9602-x     Document Type: Article

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