Spatial biology of northern watersnakes (Nerodia sipedon) living along an urban stream

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2008, Pages 752-762

  Pattishall, Abigail ^a,b   Cundall, David ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wildlands Conservancy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; SITE FIDELITY; SNAKE; STREAM; URBAN AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

NERODIA SIPEDON; SERPENTES;

EID: 58149382307     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-07-228     Document Type: Article

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