Rain-harvesting in a wild population of Crotalus s. scutulatus (Serpentes: Viperidae)

Herpetological Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 142-144

  Cardwell, Michael D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROTALUS; SERPENTES; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 33845807805     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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