Variation in the diet of Sistrurus catenatus (Massasauga), with emphasis on Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii (Desert Massasauga)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 454-464

  Holycross, Andrew T ^a   Mackessy, Stephen P ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CHILOPODA; MAMMALIA; SCOLOPENDRA; SERPENTES; SISTRURUS; SISTRURUS CATENATUS; SISTRURUS CATENATUS CATENATUS; SISTRURUS CATENATUS EDWARDSI; SISTRURUS CATENATUS EDWARDSII; SISTRURUS CATENATUS TERGEMINUS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036746962     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2002)036[0454:VITDOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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