Field observations on the thin-spined porcupine, Chaetomys subspinosus (Rodentia; Echimyidae)

Mammalia

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-36

  Chiarello, A G ^a   Passamani, M ^b   Zortea M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c Museu de Biologia Mello Leitao   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAETOMYS SUBSPINOSUS; COENDOU; SPHIGGURUS;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; HABITAT USE; THIN-SPINED PORCUPINE;

BRAZIL, ESPIRITO SANTO STATE, SANTA TERESA;

EID: 0030617107     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1997.61.1.29     Document Type: Article

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