Vertical stratification of small mammals in the Atlantic rain forest of south-eastern Brazil

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 501-507

  Vieira, Emerson Monteiro ^a,c   Monteiro Filho, Emygdio L A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Atlantic Forest; Canopy ecology; Marsupials; Rodents

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MAMMAL; RAINFOREST; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; STRATIFICATION;

BRAZIL;

AKODON; BRUCEPATTERSONIUS; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIMORPHIA; ECHIMYIDAE; GRACILINANUS; GRACILINANUS MICROTARSUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MICOUREUS; MICOUREUS DEMERARAE; MURIDAE; NELOMYS; OECOMYS; OECOMYS CONCOLOR; ORYZOMYS; ORYZOMYS RUSSATUS; OXYMYCTERUS; RHIPIDOMYS; RODENTIA; WILFREDOMYS; WILFREDOMYS PICTIPES;

EID: 0142059573     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403003559     Document Type: Article

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