Historical changes in a herpetofaunal assemblage in the Flint Hills of Kansas

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-91

  Busby, William H ^a   Parmelee, Jeffreyr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFO COGNATUS; CARPHOPHIS VERMIS; CROTALUS HORRIDUS; THAMNOPHIS RADIX;

EID: 0030039327     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426874     Document Type: Article

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