Fire and a tallgrass prairie reptile community: Effects on relative abundance and seasonal activity

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 12-20

  Cavitt, John F ^a,b  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUBER CONSTRICTOR; REPTILIA;

EID: 0034066947     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565233     Document Type: Article

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