Quid Pro Quo: A Documented Case of Cannibalism in the Red-Bellied Black Snake Pseudechis porphyriacus in Lamington (Queensland, Australia)
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Lüddecke, T. Quid Pro Quo: A Documented Case of Cannibalism in the Red-Bellied Black Snake Pseudechis porphyriacus in Lamington (Queensland, Australia). Diversity 2023, 15, 610. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15050610
Lüddecke T. Quid Pro Quo: A Documented Case of Cannibalism in the Red-Bellied Black Snake Pseudechis porphyriacus in Lamington (Queensland, Australia). Diversity. 2023; 15(5):610. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15050610
Chicago/Turabian StyleLüddecke, Tim. 2023. "Quid Pro Quo: A Documented Case of Cannibalism in the Red-Bellied Black Snake Pseudechis porphyriacus in Lamington (Queensland, Australia)" Diversity 15, no. 5: 610. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15050610