Reproduction in the tiger rattlesnake, Crotalus tigris (Serpentes: Viperidae)

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-36

  Goldberg, Stephen R ^a  

^a WHITTIER COLLEGE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CROTALUS TIGRIS;

EID: 0033023152     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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