Long-term field study of sea kraits in New Caledonia: Fundamental issues and conservation

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 281-295

  Bonnet, Xavier ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; BODY SIZE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; ELAPIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEW CALEDONIA; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ELAPIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METALS, HEAVY; NEW CALEDONIA; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84867297737     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/ics069     Document Type: Conference Paper

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