Population dynamics of the Common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis (Mammalia, Marsupialia), in southern Brazil

Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-172

  Caceres N C ^a   Monteiro Filho, E L A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age structure; Didelphis marsupialis; Population density; Sexual rate

Indexed keywords

DIDELPHIS MARSUPIALIS;

EID: 0031803860     PISSN: 00443468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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