A taxonomic synthesis of southern African Aethomys (Rodentia: Muridae) with a key to species

Mammalia

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 427-437

  Chimimba, C T ^a,b  

^a Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AETHOMYS CHRYSOPHILUS; AETHOMYS GRANTI; AETHOMYS INEPTUS; AETHOMYS NAMAQUENSIS; AETHOMYS SILINDENSIS;

EID: 0032440756     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1998.62.3.427     Document Type: Article

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