Estimating burrow volume and excavation rate of pocket gophers (Geomyidae)

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-183

  Smallwood, K Shawn ^a   Morrison, Michael L ^b  

^a California State University ^*  (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD PRODUCTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; POCKET GOPHER;

EID: 0033034530     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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