Ecological interactions between Gila monsters (Heloderma suspectum) and desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii)

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-268

  Gienger, C M ^a   Tracy, C Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOPHERUS AGASSIZII; HELODERMA SUSPECTUM; HELODERMATIDAE; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 46049094377     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2008)53[265:EIBGMH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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