Structure and floristics of habitats associated with five rodent species in an agroecosystem in Central Argentina

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 437-460

  Ellis, B A ^a   Mills, J N ^b   Childs, J E ^a   Muzzini, M C ^d   McKee Jr , K T ^c   Enria, D A ^d   Glass, G E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas Dr Julio I Maiztegui   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AKODON AZARAE; ARGENTINA (FISH); BOLOMYS OBSCURUS; CALOMYS LAUCHA; CALOMYS MUSCULINUS; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; GLYCINE MAX; JUNIN VIRUS; OLIGORYZOMYS FLAVESCENS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030720931     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02794.x     Document Type: Article

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