Spatial ecology of the eastern massasauga (Sistrurus c. catenatus) in a New York peatland

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 186-192

  Johnson, Glenn ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT POTSDAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERPENTES; SISTRURUS; SISTRURUS CATENATUS; SISTRURUS CATENATUS CATENATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034118726     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565414     Document Type: Article

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