Identifying sources of error in surveys of devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis)

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-50

  Dzul, Maria C ^a   Quist, Michael C ^b   Dinsmore, Stephen J ^a   Dixon, Philip M ^c   Bower, Michael R ^d,e   Wilson, Kevin P ^d   Gaines, D Bailey ^d  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c Iowa State University   (United States)

^d NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^e United States Forest Service Bighorn National Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODON DIABOLIS;

EID: 84857762669     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909-57.1.44     Document Type: Article

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