Mating and nesting behavior of the eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos) in the northern portion of its range

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 474-478

  Cunnington, Glenn M ^a   Cebek, Joseph E ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; INCUBATION; MATING BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SNAKE; TEMPERATURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

HETERODON PLATIRHINOS;

EID: 26944503475     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2005)154[0474:MANBOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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