Status and conservation of the rodents of Victoria

Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 357-369

  Seebeck, John ^a   Menkhorst, Peter ^a  

^a Parks   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT SELECTION; RODENT;

AUSTRALIA;

CAROLINENSIS; CHRYSOGASTER; CONILURUS ALBIPES; HYDROMYS CHRYSOGASTER; LEPORILLUS APICALIS; LEPORILLUS CONDITOR; MASTACOMYS; MASTACOMYS FUSCUS; MURIDAE; MURINAE; NOTOMYS MITCHELLII; PSEUDOMYS APODEMOIDES; PSEUDOMYS AUSTRALIS; PSEUDOMYS BOLAMI; PSEUDOMYS DESERTOR; PSEUDOMYS FUMEUS; PSEUDOMYS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; PSEUDOMYS SHORTRIDGEI; RATTUS FUSCIPES; RATTUS LUTREOLUS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0033879646     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97055     Document Type: Article

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