Dwarfs on the Move: Spatial Ecology of the World's Smallest Viper, Bitis Schneideri Author(S) :Bryan Maritz and Graham J
Dwarfs on the Move: Spatial Ecology of the World's Smallest Viper, Bitis schneideri Author(s) :Bryan Maritz and Graham J. Alexander Source: Copeia, 2012(1):115-120. 2012. Published By: The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1643/CH-11-048 URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1643/CH-11-048 BioOne (www.bioone.org) is a nonprofit, online aggregation of core research in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. BioOne provides a sustainable online platform for over 170 journals and books published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses. Your use of this PDF, the BioOne Web site, and all posted and associated content indicates your acceptance of BioOne’s Terms of Use, available at www.bioone.org/page/terms_of_use. Usage of BioOne content is strictly limited to personal, educational, and non-commercial use. Commercial inquiries or rights and permissions requests should be directed to the individual publisher as copyright holder. BioOne sees sustainable scholarly publishing as an inherently collaborative enterprise connecting authors, nonprofit publishers, academic institutions, research libraries, and research funders in the common goal of maximizing access to critical research. Copeia 2012, No. 1, 115–120 Dwarfs on the Move: Spatial Ecology of the World’s Smallest Viper, Bitis schneideri Bryan Maritz1 and Graham J. Alexander1 Namaqua Dwarf Adders (Bitis schneideri) are small viperids that inhabit sandy coastal habitats within the Succulent Karoo Biome in southern Africa. Their ecology, and the faunal ecology within the region in general, is poorly documented, hampering effective conservation planning for this biodiversity hotspot.
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