Lingual luring by Mangrove Saltmarsh Snakes (Nerodia clarkii compressicauda)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-15

  Hansknecht, Kerry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERODIA CLARKII COMPRESSICAUDA; PISCES; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 40549145131     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/06-016.1     Document Type: Article

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