Population structure and reproduction of Heimyscus fumosus (Brosset et al., 1965) In south-western Gabon

Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie)

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-216

  Nicolas, Violaine ^a   Wendelen, Wim ^b   Verheyen, Walter ^c   Colyn, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEASONALITY;

GABON;

ANIMALIA; HEIMYSCUS FUMOSUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037963724     PISSN: 02497395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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