Population characteristics of Siren lacertina and Amphiuma means in north Florida

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 249-258

  Sorensen, Kristina ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; AMPHIUMIDAE; CAUDATA; SIREN LACERTINA; SIRENIDAE;

EID: 24344452606     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2004)003[0249:PCOSLA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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