Effects of prescibed fire on Coluber constrictor mormon in coastal San Mateo County, California

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 602-615

  Thompson, Michelle E ^a,c   Halstead, Brian J ^b   Wylie, Glenn D ^b   Amarello, Melissa ^b,d   Smith, Jeffrey J ^b,d   Casazza, Michael L ^b   Routman, Eric J ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Social Snakes   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn; Coastal prairie; Mark recapture; Multi state model; Reptiles; Snake; Survival; Western Yellow bellied Racer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901803172     PISSN: 21510733     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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