Age, reproduction, and demography of the spiny rat (muridae: Niviventer coxingi) in subtropical central Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-163

  Yu, Hon Tsen ^a   Lin, Yao Sung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breeding season; Life history; Sex ratio; Sexual dimorphism; Tooth wear

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APODEMUS SEMOTUS; MURIDAE; NIVIVENTER COXINGI; SPINY;

EID: 0033114286     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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