A contribution to the mammalogy of the Sinai Peninsula

Mammalia

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 557-575

  Saleh, M A ^a   Basuony, M I ^a  

^a Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; NEW RECORD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EGYPT; SINAI PENINSULA;

HYSTRIX INDICA; VORMELA PEREGUSNA; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0032428130     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1998.62.4.557     Document Type: Article

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