Regional-scale estimation of density and habitat use of the Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in Arizona

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-72

  Averill Murray, Roy C ^a,b   Averill Murray, Annalaura ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b Nevada Fish & Wildlife Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOPHERUS AGASSIZII; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 16244414895     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2005)039[0065:REODAH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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