Habitat preferences and biomasses of small mammals in Swaziland

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 64-72

  Monadjem, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

biomass; habitat selection; rodents; shrews; Swaziland

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; HABITAT PREFERENCE; HABITAT SELECTION; SMALL MAMMAL;

SWAZILAND;

EID: 0030618334     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1997.042-89042.x     Document Type: Article

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