Observations on trailing and mating behaviors in hognose snakes (Heterodon platirhinos)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 80-82

  Plummer, Michael V ^a   Mills, Nathan E ^a  

^a HARDING UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETERODON PLATIRHINOS; SERPENTES;

EID: 0030431119     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1564713     Document Type: Article

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