Quantitative sampling of stream salamanders: Comparison of dipnetting and funnel trapping techniques

Herpetological Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 128-130

  Willson, John D ^a   Dorcas, Michael E ^a  

^a DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA;

EID: 0037489493     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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