Minimum size at maturation in the mud snake, Farancia abacura (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Southeastern United States

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 263-270

  Lutterschmidt, William I ^a   Turk, Sara B ^a   Wilson, Everett D ^a  

^a Sam Houston State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUBRIDAE; FARANCIA; FARANCIA ABACURA; SERPENTES;

EID: 33750019225     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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