Cannibalism in Dolichophis jugularis (Serpentes: Colubridae): More than Random?

Current Herpetology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  GöçMen, Bayram ^a   Werner, Yehudah L ^b   Elbeyli, Burak ^c  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c Fair Culture Park Zoo   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Cyprus; Dolichophis jugularis; Food; Intraspecific predation; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882059106     PISSN: 13455834     EISSN: 18811019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5358/hsj.27.1     Document Type: Article

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