Amphibians and reptiles of Yécora, Sonora and the Madrean Tropical Zone of the Sierra Madre Occidental in northwestern Mexico

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Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 913-926

  Enderson, Erik F ^a   Van Devender, Thomas R ^b   Bezy, Robert L ^c  

^a Drylands Institute   (United States)

^b Sky Island Alliance   (United States)

^c NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Reptilia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923095396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1809127X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15560/10.4.913     Document Type: Article

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