Reproductive strategies and life-history traits of the Savi's pine vole, Microtus savii

Zoological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-216

  Caroli, L ^a   Capizzi, D ^b   Luiselli, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

^c RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARVICOLINAE; MICROTUS PINETORUM; MICROTUS SAVII; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034341682     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.17.209     Document Type: Article

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