Impact of removal pitfall trapping on the community of shrews (Mammalia: Soricidae) in two African tropical forest sites

Mammalia

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 133-138

  Nicolas, V ^a   Barriere, P ^a   Colyn, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Density; Diversity; Pitfall trapping; Removal; Shrews

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; POPULATION SIZE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; TRAPPING;

MAMMALIA; SORICIDAE;

EID: 0037692878     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2003.67.1.133     Document Type: Article

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