Diurnal seasonal activity of Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Hellbender) in North Carolina

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 135-140

  Humphries, W Jeffrey ^a,b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE; CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 34247621301     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2007)6[135:DSAOCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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