Ecology of cobras from southern Africa
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Shine, Richard; Branch, W R; Webb, Jonathon; Harlow, Peter S; Shine, T.; Keogh, J Scott
Description
Large slender-bodied snakes that forage actively for a generalized array of small vertebrates are conspicuous elements of the terrestrial snake fauna of most continents; the venomous elapid species fill this role in much of Asia, Africa and Australia. Our dissections of eight species of cobras from southern Africa Aspidelaps, Hemachatus, Naja; Serpentes and Elapidae (total of 1290 specimens) provide extensive data on sexual dimorphism, reproductive biology and food habits. Females grow larger...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2007 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/32103 |
Source: | Journal of Zoology |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00252.x |
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