Biometrics, reproduction and sympatry in Didelphis marsupialis and D. albiventris in French Guiana (Didelphidae: Marsupialia)

Mammalia

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-243

  Catzeflis, F ^a   Richard Hansen, C ^b   Fournier Chambrillon, C ^b   Lavergne, A ^a   Vie J ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRICS; OPOSSUM; RAINFOREST; REPRODUCTION; SYMPATRY;

FRENCH GUIANA, SINNAMARY RIVER;

DIDELPHIS ALBIVENTRIS; DIDELPHIS MARSUPIALIS;

EID: 0030766241     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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