Comparisons between nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) populations in Brazil and the United States

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1173-1183

  Loughry, W J ^a   McDonough, Colleen M ^a  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Armadillos; Brazil; Dasypus novemcinctus; Population differences; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008136040     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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