Distribution and climatic relationships of the American Pika (Ochotona princeps) in the Sierra Nevada and Western Great Basin, U.S.A.; Periglacial landforms as refugia in warming climates. Reply

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 493-496

  Millar, Constance I ^a   Westfall, Robert D ^a  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

OCHOTONA PRINCEPS;

EID: 78649284558     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-42.4.493     Document Type: Note

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