Morphometries of the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus, mammalia, rodentia) in the mediterranean

Bolletino di zoologia

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 313-320

  Sarà, Maurizio ^a   Casamento, Giulia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apodemus sylvaticus; Geographic variation; Mediterranean islands

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000330531     PISSN: 03734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009509356081     Document Type: Article

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