Population extinction risks of three neotropical small mammal species

Oecologia

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 120-126

  Lima, Mauricio ^a   Marquet, Pablo A ^a   Jaksic, Fabian M ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; ENSO; Environmental variability; Extinction; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION RISK; GROWTH MODEL; MAMMAL; POPULATION GROWTH;

CHILE;

AKODON OLIVACEUS; PHYLLOTIS DARWINI; THYLAMYS ELEGANS;

EID: 0031810862     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050498     Document Type: Article

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