Black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi): Spatial ecology and associations between habitat use and prey dynamics

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 284-293

  Baxley, Danna L ^a,b   Qualls, Carl P ^a  

^a The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

^b KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; PINUS PALUSTRIS; PITUOPHIS MELANOLEUCUS LODINGI; SERPENTES; SIGMODON; SIGMODON HISPIDUS;

EID: 77649258362     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/08-074R1.1     Document Type: Article

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