Population dynamics of five sigmodontine rodents of northwestern Patagonia

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-152

  Guthmann, Nadia ^a   Lozada, Mariana ^a   Monjeau, Jorge A ^a   Heinemann, Karin M ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Patagonia; Population dynamics; Rodents

Indexed keywords

ABROTHRIX LONGIPILIS; ABROTHRIX XANTHORHINUS; ELIGMODONTIA MORGANI; HANTAVIRUS; REITHRODON AURITUS; RODENTIA; OLIGORYZOMYS LONGICAUDATUS;

POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT;

ARGENTINA, PATAGONIA;

EID: 0030614163     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.97-17     Document Type: Article

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