Seasonality and movements of the Gulf Coast waterdog (Necturus beyeri) in eastern Texas

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 152-156

  Brenes, Roberto ^a   Ford, Neil B ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; NECTURUS; NECTURUS BEYERI; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PROTEIDAE;

EID: 33745796140     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2006)51[152:SAMOTG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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