Size and age structure of a population of western terrestrial garter snakes (Thamnophis elegans)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 1999, Pages 819-823

  Waye, Heather L ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SNAKE;

THAMNOPHIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0033516906     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447622     Document Type: Article

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