Diet and gross gastric morphology of Oryzomys xantheolus (Sigmodontinae, Rodentia) in a Peruvian loma

Mammalia

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 405-411

  Guabloche, A ^a   Arana, M ^a   Ramirez, O E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Caecum; Lomas; Oryzomys; Peru; Sigmodontinae rodents; Stomach

Indexed keywords

DIET; ECOMORPHOLOGY; RODENT;

PERU;

LOMA; MAMMALIA; ORYZOMYS; ORYZOMYS PALUSTRIS NATATOR; ORYZOMYS XANTHEOLUS; RODENTIA; SIGMODONTINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036406713     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2002.66.3.405     Document Type: Article

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