A review of burrowing by semi-fossorial vertebrates in arid environments

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-145

  Kinlaw, Al ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burrowing ecology; Burrows; Open burrows; Semi fossorial

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BURROWING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0033081472     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0476     Document Type: Article

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