Are common species endangered by climate change? Habitat suitability projections for the royal ground snake, liophis reginae (Serpentes, Dipsadidae)

North-Western Journal of Zoology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-56

  Mesquita, Paulo Cesar Mattos Dourado ^a   Pinheiro Mesquita, Sherida Ferreira ^b   Pietczak, Carolina ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Distribution; Global warming; Maxent; Niche model; Reptile

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879429792     PISSN: 15849074     EISSN: 18435629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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