Is Ovophis okinavensis active only in the cool season? temporal foraging pattern of a subtropical pit viper in Okinawa, Japan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-275

  Kadota, Yohei ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Frogs; Ryukyu archipelago; Seasonal activity; Snake; Viperinae

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANURA; CROTALINAE; OVOPHIS OKINAVENSIS; SERPENTES; VIPERINAE;

EID: 79957698612     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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