Estimating geographic patterns of ophidism risk in Ecuador
The species richness of venomous snakes in Ecuador (~39 species) is among the highest in the world. However, until now no information exists regarding geographic patterns of ophidism. In this study, we present a detailed spatial snakebite risk map which was built by stacking weighted ecological nich...
Main Authors: | Carlos Yañez-Arenas, Luis Díaz-Gamboa, Carlos Patrón-Rivero, Kevin López-Reyes, Xavier Chiappa-Carrara |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2018-11-01
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Series: | Neotropical Biodiversity |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2018.1454762 |
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