Seasonal pelage variation in the masked shrew Sorex cinereus: A demographic perspective

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 111-116

  Rinehart Whitt, Sherry C ^a,b   Pagels, John F ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pelage variation; Seasonal variation; Sorex cinereus

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; INSECTIVORE; PELAGE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

SOREX CINEREUS;

EID: 0034108555     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.00-11     Document Type: Article

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