Metapopulation viability of the marsupial Micoureus demerarae in small Atlantic forest fragments in south-eastern Brazil

Animal Conservation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 201-209

  Brito, Daniel ^a   Fernandez, Fernando A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIDELPHIDAE; METATHERIA; MICOUREUS DEMERARAE;

EID: 0008811612     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943000000913     Document Type: Article

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