A multidisciplinary approach to the systematics of the genus Arvicanthis lesson, 1842 (Rodentia, Murinae)

Mammalia

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 677-696

  Capanna, E ^a   Bekele, Afework ^b   Capula, M ^a   Castiglia, R ^a   Civitelli, M V ^a   Codjia, J T Cl ^c   Corti, M ^a   Fadda, C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARVICANTHIS; ARVICANTHIS ABYSSINICUS; ARVICANTHIS BLICKI; ARVICANTHIS DEMBEENSIS; ARVICANTHIS NILOTICUS; ARVICANTHIS SP.; MURINAE; ROBERTSONIA; RODENTIA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 0030431488     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1996.60.4.677     Document Type: Article

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