Diet of sistrurus catenatus in Ontario and Ohio: Effects of body size and habitat

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 693-697

  Weatherhead, Patrick J ^a   Knox, Jenny M ^a   Harvey, Daniel S ^a   Wynn, Doug ^b,c   Chiucchi, James ^c   Gibbs, H Lisle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Westerville City Schools   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROTALUS; MAMMALIA; SERPENTES; SISTRURUS CATENATUS; SISTRURUS CATENATUS CATENATUS; TAMIAS STRIATUS;

EID: 73149100338     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/08-244.1     Document Type: Article

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