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The northern pine snake (pituophis melanoleucus) : its life history, behavior, and conservation /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Burger, Joanna
Other Authors: Zappalorti, Robert T.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2011]
Series:Reptiles--classification, evolution, and systems.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • THE NORTHERN PINE SNAKE (PITUOPHIS MELANOLEUCUS): ITS LIFE HISTORY, BEHAVIOR AND CONSERVATION ; THE NORTHERN PINE SNAKE (PITUOPHIS MELANOLEUCUS): ITS LIFE HISTORY, BEHAVIOR AND CONSERVATION ; DEDICATION ; CONTENTS ; FOREWORD ; PREFACE ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; AUTHORS' BIOGRAPHIES ; INTRODUCTION ; BRIEF NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW JERSEY PINE SNAKES; RANGE ; HABITAT ; BREEDING ; HIBERNATION ; CONTAMINANTS ; METHODS AND RESEARCH APPROACH ; VULNERABILITY ; HABITAT AND CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS ; CONSERVATION OPTIONS ; NESTING BEHAVIOR AND CONSERVATION; NESTING HABITAT ; NESTING BEHAVIOR.
  • HATCHLING VULNERABILITY CONSERVATION ; HIBERNATION BEHAVIOR AND CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; RISKS DURING HIBERNATION ; PINE SNAKE CONSERVATION ; GUIDELINES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SNAKE HIBERNACULUM ; PREDATORS ; NATIVE PREDATORS; HUMAN-INDUCED PREDATOR NUMBERS ; CONSERVATION ; KILLING AND POACHING ; HUMAN DISTURBANCE ; ROAD KILLS ; OFF-ROAD-VEHICLES ; POACHING ; CONSERVATION ; INVESTIGATOR EFFECTS ; UNDERSTANDING EFFECTS ; LONG-TERM RESEARCH PROJECT ; CONSERVATION ; A CONSERVATION STRATEGY; RISK TO PINE SNAKES ; PROTECTING PINE SNAKES.
  • SPECIAL HABITAT REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTAINING STABLE NORTHERN PINE SNAKE POPULATIONS OVERLAPPING IMPORTANT TOPICS; OPEN AREAS WITH ADJACENT FOREST ; PATCH SIZE AND DISPERSION ; SEASONAL USE ; CONSERVATION IMPLICATIONS AND SUMMARY ; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES ; INDEX.