Spatial ecology of a Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) population in east Texas

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 308-312

  Roth, Eric D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGKISTRODON; AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 21244449158     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/134-04N     Document Type: Article

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