First record of the false Water-rat, Xeromys myoides (Rodentia: Muridae), in New Guinea

Science in New Guinea

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 141-144

  Hitchcock, Garrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEW RECORD; RODENT; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0032318834     PISSN: 03104303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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