Microhabitat use and home range characteristics of blunt-nosed leopard lizards

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-191

  Warrick, Gregory D ^a,b   Kato, Thomas T ^a,c   Rose, Barbara R ^a,d  

^a EG&G   (United States)

^b Enterprise Advisory Services Inc   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMBELIA SILA;

EID: 0031843869     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565295     Document Type: Article

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