New records of the Polynesian rat Rattus exulans (Mammalia: Rodentia) from Taiwan and the Ryukyus

Zoological Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 299-304

  Motokawa, Masaharu ^a   Lu, Kau Hung ^b   Harada, Masashi ^c   Lin, Liang Kong ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TAIWAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Miyakojima island; New record; Rattus exulans; Rattus rattus; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035486221     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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