Assessment of python (Python bivittatus Kuhl.) habitats in Bardiya National Park, Nepal
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Interactions between the invasive Burmese python, Python bivittatus Kuhl, and the local mosquito community in Florida, USA
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecoprint: An International Journal of Ecology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1024-8668
DOI: 10.3126/eco.v22i0.15474