Ecology and behavior of the pouched mouse, Saccostomus mearnsi, in central Kenya

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 919-931

  Keesing, Felicia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SIENA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Ecology; Kenya; Pouched mouse; Saccostomus mearnsi

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000766507     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383100     Document Type: Article

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