Status and conservation of the rodents of Tasmania

Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 371-377

  Hocking, Gregory J ^a   Driessen, Michael M ^a  

^a Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; RODENT;

AUSTRALIA;

CHRYSOGASTER; HYDROMYS CHRYSOGASTER; MASTACOMYS; MASTACOMYS FUSCUS; PSEUDOMYS HIGGINSI; PSEUDOMYS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; RATTUS LUTREOLUS; RODENTIA; SCAPTEROMYS AQUATICUS; SCAPTEROMYS TUMIDUS;

EID: 0033871673     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97100     Document Type: Article

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