Locomotor and postural behavior of Sciurus igniventris and Microsciurus flaviventer (Rodentia, Sciuridae) in eastern Ecuador

Mammalia

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 405-416

  Youlatos, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LOCOMOTION; POSTURE; RODENT;

ECUADOR;

MICROSCIURUS; MICROSCIURUS FLAVIVENTER; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS IGNIVENTRIS;

EID: 0033512133     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1999.63.4.405     Document Type: Article

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