Home ranges of rat snakes (Colubridae: Elaphe) in different habitats

Herpetological Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-22

  Mullin, Stephen J ^a,c   Gutzke, William H N ^a   Zenitsky, Gary D ^a   Cooper, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ELAPHE;

EID: 0034111478     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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