Occurrence of Sorex arizonae and other shrews (Insectivora) in southern Arizona

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 334-342

  Simons, Lee H ^a   Van Pelt, William E ^b  

^a Turtle Bay Museum and Arboretum   (United States)

^b ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NOTIOSOREX CRAWFORDI; SOREX ARIZONAE; SOREX MONTICOLUS;

EID: 0032842192     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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