Maximising trapping efficiency in reptile surveys: the role of seasonality, weather conditions and moon phase on capture success

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Wildlife Research

• Publication date

  2010-05-07

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1071/WR09157
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  Semantic Scholar

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