Global change explains the neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus durissus (Serpentes: Viperidae) range expansion in South America

The neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus durissus occurs in South America, where it is generally associated to open areas in the dry diagonal of the continent, composed of xeric and savanna biomes. Since the 1950’s, however, the species started to be recorded in rainforest biomes. Land-use change, espec...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Ferreira Campos Guerra, Mariana Moncassim Vale, Rodrigo Tardin, Daniel Silva Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2530064423000408