Desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) locomotor performance: The influence of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-23

  Scott Newbold, T A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; PHRYNOSOMA PLATYRHINOS; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 14844296423     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2005)050<0017:DHLPPL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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