Microevolution in Island Water Snakes: What processes influence color pattern differences in Lake Erie island and mainland water snakes?

BioScience

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 279-286

  King, Richard B ^a   Lawson, Robin ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERODIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0030892618     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313189     Document Type: Review

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