Habitat use and movement patterns of the viviparous aquatic snake, oocatochus rufodorsatus, from northeast Asia

Zoological Science

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 593-599

  Lee, Heon Joo ^a   Lee, Jung Hyun ^a   Park, Daesik ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

aquatic snake; conservation; hibernation; home range; radio telemetry; reptile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SNAKE; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SNAKES; TELEMETRY;

OOCATOCHUS RUFODORSATUS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 79961092699     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.28.593     Document Type: Article

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