Black rats (Rattus rattus) from medieval Mertola (Baixo Alentejo, Portugal)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 241, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 623-642

  Morales, A ^a   Rodriguez J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RATTUS RATTUS;

BLACK RAT; TAPHONOMY;

PORTUGAL, BAIXO ALENTEJO, MERTOLA;

EID: 0343488400     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05737.x     Document Type: Article

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