Are snake populations in widespread declineł

Biology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 777-780

  Reading, C J ^a   Luiselli, L M ^b   Akani, G C ^c   Bonnet, X ^d   Amori, G ^e   Ballouard, J M ^d   Filippi, E ^f   Naulleau, G ^d   Pearson, D ^g   Rugiero, L ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Environmental Studies   (Italy)

^c RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e CNR   (Italy)

^f Piazza Capri 20 ^*  (Italy)

^g DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Global climate change; Sharp population declines; Snakes

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; HABITAT QUALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VERTEBRATE;

EUROPE;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PISCES; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 77956771326     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0373     Document Type: Article

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