Microhabitats and population densities of California legless lizards, with comments on effectiveness of various techniques for estimating numbers of fossorial reptiles

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 395-402

  Kuhnz, Linda A ^a,b   Burton, Robert K ^a   Slattery, Peter N ^a   Oakden, James M ^a  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANNIELLA PULCHRA; ANNIELLIDAE; MESEMBRYANTHEMUM; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 25844499159     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/126-04A.1     Document Type: Article

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