The decline and current status of the Christmas Island shrew Crocidura attenuata trichura on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-49

  Meek, Paul D ^a,b  

^a Environment Australia   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Christmas Island shrew; Crocidura attenuata trichura; Decline; Endangered; Extinct

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012242481     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/am00043     Document Type: Article

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