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ArticleEcology and evolution2018

Sunning themselves in heaps, knots, and snarls: The extraordinary abundance and demography of island watersnakes.

Richard B King, Kristin M Stanford, Peter C Jones

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Richard B KingDepartment of Biological Sciences Northern Illinois University DeKalb Illinois.ORCID 0000-0002-1466-0232
Kristin M StanfordF. T. Stone Laboratory Ohio State University Put-in-Bay Ohio.
Peter C JonesDepartment of Biological Sciences Northern Illinois University DeKalb Illinois.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Snakes represent a sizable fraction of vertebrate biodiversity, but until recently, data on their demography have been sparse. Consequently, generalizations regarding patterns of variation are weak and the potential for population projections is limited. We address this information gap through an analysis of spatial and temporal variation in demography (population size, annual survival, and realized population growth) of the Lake Erie Watersnake,

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body sizecapture–mark–recapturelife historypopulation estimationprocess variancerealized population growthsurvivalvital rates

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PMID30151166
PMCPMC6106160

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