Morphometric analysis of salamanders of the Plethodon vandykei species group

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 266-276

  Wilson Jr , Albert G ^a,b   Larsen Jr , John H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MS 3180 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; PLETHODON IDAHOENSIS; PLETHODON VANDYKEI;

EID: 0345059852     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1999)141[0266:MAOSOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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