The northern pine snake (pituophis melanoleucus) : its life history, behavior, and conservation / Joanna Burger and Robert T. Zappalorti
- Author
- Burger, Joanna
- Published
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2011]
- Copyright Date
- ©2011
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- Additional Creators
- Zappalorti, Robert T.
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- Series
- Language Note
- English.
- 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., and 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.
- Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781612094526 softcover
9781620810026 epub
1620810026
161209452X - Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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