Ecology of small mammals across a strong environmental gradient in southern South America

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 205-219

  Kelt, Douglas A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chile; Community composition; Environmental gradient; Patagonia; Small mammals; South America; Valdivian rainforest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030059729     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382722     Document Type: Article

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