Differences in habitat use between two morphologically similar tropical forest rodents

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 953-961

  Tomblin, David C ^a   Adler, Gregory H ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hoplomys gymnurus; Mating system; Microhabitat; Panama; Physiology; Proechimys semispinosus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000891646     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383103     Document Type: Article

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