Population dynamics of the spiny country rat (Niviventer coxingi) in a subtropical montane forest in central Taiwan

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 339-346

  Wu, Hai Yin ^a,c   Yu, Hon Tsen ^b  

^a ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cohort; Life history; Niviventer coxingi; Recruitment; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

MONTANE FOREST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT;

TAIWAN;

NIVIVENTER COXINGI;

EID: 0034098606     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836900003083     Document Type: Article

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