Incidence of intentional vehicle-reptile collisions

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 137-143

  Ashley, E Paul ^a   Kosloski, Amanda ^b   Petrie, Scott A ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Bird Studies Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Long Point; Reptile; Road mortality; Snake; Turtle; Vehicle; Wetland

Indexed keywords

REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34250308325     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200701322423     Document Type: Review

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