The amphibians and reptiles of Camp Maxey, Lamar County, Texas with comments on census methods

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-370

  Ford, Neil B ^a   Hampton, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; REPTILIA;

EID: 28944444788     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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