Ecology and behavior of the Midget Faded Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus concolor) in Wyoming

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-51

  Parker, Joshua M ^a,b   Anderson, Stanley H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Department of Social Sciences   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CROTALUS; CROTALUS OREGANUS CONCOLOR; CROTALUS VIRIDIS; MAMMALIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34248578063     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2007)41[41:EABOTM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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