Reproduction in western ribbon snakes, Thamnophis proximus (Serpentes: Colubridae), from an east Texas bottomland

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-32

  Lancaster, Debra L ^a   Ford, Neil B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COLUBRIDAE; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS PROXIMUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037302627     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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