Distribution of low-elevation American pika populations in the Northern Great Basin

Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 311-318

  Collins, Gail H ^a   Bauman, Bradley T ^b  

^a Sheldon Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex   (United States)

^b Nevada Department of Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

American pika; Great Basin; Low elevation distribution; Sheldon Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887309538     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1944687X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3996/042012-JFWM-032     Document Type: Article

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