Birds consumed by the invasive Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 126-131

  Dove, Carla J ^a   Snow, Ray W ^b   Rochford, Michael R ^c   Mazzotti, Frank J ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Everglades National Park   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; SNAKE; STOMACH CONTENT; WADER;

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AVES; MYCTERIA; MYCTERIA AMERICANA; PYTHON MOLURUS BIVITTATUS; PYTHONIDAE;

EID: 79951890806     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/10-092.1     Document Type: Article

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