Activity ranges and habitat use of Lampropeltis getula getula (Eastern Kingsnakes)

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 343-360

  Wund, Matthew A ^a   Torocco, Michael E ^b   Zappalorti, Robert T ^b   Reinert, Howard K ^c  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Herpetological Associates Inc   (United States)

^c The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMPROPELTIS GETULA GETULA; PINUS VIRGINIANA; SERPENTES;

EID: 35048864285     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2007)14[343:ARAHUO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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