The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is a keystone species for biodiversity on the Tibetan plateau

Animal Conservation

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 235-240

  Smith, Andrew T ^a   Foggin, J Marc ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; BOS GRUNNIENS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; OCHOTONA CURZONIAE; OCHOTONA PRINCEPS; OCHOTONIDAE; OVIS ARIES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0002641491     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943099000566     Document Type: Article

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