Reproductive cycle of the sidewinder, Crotalus cerastes (Serpentes: Viperidae), from California

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-62

  Goldberg, Stephen R ^a  

^a WHITTIER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERASTES; CERASTES CERASTES; CROTALUS; CROTALUS CERASTES; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 3042648715     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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