Movement and space use by Coastal Rosy Boas (Lichanura trivirgata roseofusca) in coastal southern California

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-36

  Diffendorfer, James E ^a,d   Rochester, Carlton ^b   Fisher, Robert N ^b   Brown, Tracey K ^c,e  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U States Geol Serv S Diego F   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOA (GENUS); CHARINA; CHARINA TRIVIRGATA ROSEOFUSCA;

EID: 16244409511     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/212-03A     Document Type: Article

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