Survival of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) in Michigan

Herpetologica

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-173

  Bailey, Robyn L ^a,d   Campa III, Henry ^a   Harrison, Tara M ^b   Bissell, Kristin ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Potter Park Zoo   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Mayfield method; Michigan; Mortality; Rattlesnake; Sistrurus catenatus catenatus; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; DEGRADATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INFRASTRUCTURE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; SNAKE; SURVIVAL; SURVIVORSHIP;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

CROTALUS; SERPENTES; SISTRURUS; SISTRURUS CATENATUS CATENATUS;

EID: 79957616928     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-10-00005.1     Document Type: Article

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