Seasonal abundance and activity of a rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius barbouri) in central Florida

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 1996, Pages 389-401

  May, Peter G ^a   Farrell, Terence M ^a   Heulett, Steven T ^c   Pilgrim, Melissa A ^b   Bishop, Lianne A ^a   Spence, Donald J ^a   Rabatsky, Ali M ^a   Campbell, Mark G ^a   Aycrigg, Alexander D ^a   Richardson II, William E ^a  

^a STETSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROTALUS; SERPENTES; SISTRURUS; SISTRURUS MILIARIUS BARBOURI; SONORA SEMIANNULATA;

EID: 12644305892     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1446855     Document Type: Article

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