Population dynamics of the Concho Water Snake in rivers and reservoirs

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2008, Pages 438-445

  Whiting, Martin J ^a   Dixon, James R ^b   Greene, Brian D ^c   Mueller, James M ^d   Thornton Jr , Okla W ^e   Hatfield, Jeff S ^f   Nichols, James D ^f   Hines, James E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Colorado River Municipal Water District ^*  (United States)

^f PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; LITTER SIZE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIVER WATER; SNAKE; STOCHASTICITY; SUBPOPULATION; SURVIVAL;

COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; CONCHO RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

NERODIA PAUCIMACULATA; SERPENTES;

EID: 47049127456     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CE-06-271     Document Type: Article

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