Effects of mowing and summer burning on the massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 329-334

  Durbian, Francis E ^a  

^a Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNING; GRASSLAND; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORTALITY; MOWING; SNAKE;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; SQUAW CREEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; UNITED STATES;

REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SISTRURUS; SISTRURUS CATENATUS;

EID: 33646244736     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2006)155[329:EOMASB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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