Intra- and interspecific competition among the water snakes Nerodia sipedon and Nerodia rhombifer

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 126-131

  Himes, John G ^a,b  

^a The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

^b Nevada Department of Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARASSIUS AURATUS; MICROPTERUS PUNCTULATUS; NERODIA RHOMBIFER; NERODIA RHOMBIFER RHOMBIFER; NERODIA RHOMBIFERA; NERODIA SIPEDON; NERODIA SIPEDON PLEURALIS; RHOMBIFERA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0037358951     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2003)037[0126:IAICAT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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