Observations on nest site selection and litter size in the gray shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi) from Presidio County, Texas

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-174

  Punzo, Fred ^a   Lopez, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAVE; AGAVE LECHUGUILLA; LARREA; LARREA DIVARICATA; NOTIOSOREX; NOTIOSOREX CRAWFORDI; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA; SORICIDAE; YUCCA; YUCCA TORREYI; YUCCA TRECULEANA;

EID: 0344585334     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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