Growth and reproduction of Oryzomys albigularis (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) under laboratory conditions

Mammalia

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 349-362

  Moscarella T , R A ^a   Aguilera M , M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; RODENT;

VENEZUELA;

ORYZOMYS ALBIGULARIS;

EID: 0033494680     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1999.63.3.349     Document Type: Article

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