Population status of the Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) in Indiana

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-201

  Burgmeier, Nicholas G ^a   Unger, Shem D ^a   Sutton, Trent M ^b   Williams, Rod N ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS ALLEGANIENSIS;

EID: 79957593108     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/10-094.1     Document Type: Article

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