Species composition, relative abundance and altitudinal distribution of small mammals in the Aravalli montane range

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-49

  Prakash, Ishwar ^a   Singh, Partap ^a  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Abu hill; Cremnomys cutchicus; Habitat preference; Mammal communities; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SMALL MAMMAL;

INDIA;

CREMNOMYS CUTCHICUS; SUNCUS MURINUS; TATERA INDICA;

EID: 0033495677     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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