Sound production in the eastern hognose snake, Heterodon platyrhinos (Serpentes: Colubridae): Does it snore?

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 407-418

  Young, Bruce A ^a   Lalor, Julia ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUBRIDAE; HETERODON; HETERODON PLATIRHINOS; SERPENTES;

EID: 0005896573     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853898X00061     Document Type: Article

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