Habitat use by semi-aquatic snakes at ponds on a reclaimed strip mine

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-19

  Keck, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS; NERODIA ERYTHROGASTER; NERODIA FASCIATA; NERODIA RHOMBIFERA;

EID: 0031902406     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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