Herpetofaunal diversity of Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 235-252

  Meyers, J Michael ^a   Pike, David A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Glatting Jackson Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; REPTILIA;

EID: 33748875993     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2006)5[235:HDOARN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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