Identification of dorsal guard hairs of five Indian species of mongoose, Herpestes Illiger (Mammalia: Carnivora)

Mammalia

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 285-295

  De, J K ^a   Chakraborty, S ^a   Chakraborty, R ^a  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; HERPESTES; HERPESTES PALUSTRIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031682994     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1998.62.2.285     Document Type: Article

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