Ecology of the Lesser Siren, Siren intermedia, in an isolated eastern Texas pond

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 704-709

  Hampton, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASOMMATOPHORA; GASTROPODA; SALAMANDROIDEA; SIREN; SIREN INTERMEDIA; SIRENIDAE;

EID: 73149093607     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/08-168.1     Document Type: Article

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