Genetic and morphometric assessment of an unusual tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) population in the Black Mountains of Arizona

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 36-44

  Mcluckie, Ann M ^a,c   Lamb, Trip ^b   Schwalbe, Cecil R ^a   Mccord, Robert D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES   (United States)

^d Mesa Southwest Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; GOPHERUS AGASSIZII; REPTILIA; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 0032752544     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565541     Document Type: Article

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