Mesoscale spatial ecology of a tropical snake assemblage: The width of riparian corridors in central Amazonia

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-57

  de Fraga, Rafael ^a   Lima, Albertina Pimentel ^a   Magnusson, William Ernest ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Community structure; Ecological gradients; Riparian zones; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

SERPENTES;

EID: 79952935239     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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