Habitat separation among three species of water snakes in northwestern Kentucky

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-235

  Laurent, Edward J ^a,b   Kingsbury, Bruce A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPERACEAE; NERODIA; NERODIA ERYTHROGASTER; NERODIA ERYTHROGASTER NEGLECTA; NERODIA RHOMBIFER; NERODIA RHOMBIFERA; NERODIA SIPEDON; NERODIA SIPEDON PLEURALIS; POACEAE; RHOMBIFERA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0037673515     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2003)037[0229:HSATSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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