Population dynamics of the critically endangered golden lancehead pitviper, Bothrops insularis: stability or decline?

Little is known about vital rates of snakes generally because of the difficulty in collecting data. Here we used a robust design mark-recapture model to estimate survival, behavioral effects on capture probability, temporary emigration, abundance and test the hypothesis of population decline in the...

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Main Authors: Murilo Guimarães, Roberto Munguía-Steyer, Paul F Doherty, Marcio Martins, Ricardo J Sawaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3995933?pdf=render