Effects of timbering on Plethodon hubrichti over twelve years

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 622-629

  Reichenbach, Norman ^a   Sattler, Paul ^a  

^a LIBERTY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; PLETHODON HUBRICHTI; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 37349016910     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/06-170.1     Document Type: Article

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