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WG Staff
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Snakes interrupted: roads causing genetic decline
in CategoryResearch Briefs | DateFeb 18, 2010 --Reviewed by Rob Goldstein Snakes interrupted: roads causing genetic decline**** - Front Page - Conservation Maven excerpt from above: Quote:
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Grub
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Fairfield Township, Ohio
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Reminds me of finding the hatchling black rat snake at the mailbox this past year, hit by a car. Poor little bugger. I look forward to finding them on the property in the future though . . .
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Heron
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Indiana
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I like the guy's comment at the bottom about how snakes need to learn to adapt to road crossing. Here's your sign.
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Unicellular Fungi
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Improperly designed roads can indeed result in genetic decline-
Wildlife crossing road...
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causing, decline, genetic, genetic decline, habitat deterioration, habitat fragmentation, interrupted, roads, snake, snake habitat, snakes |
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