Population ecology of Proechimys guairae (Rodentia: Echimyidae)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 487-498

  Aguilera M, Marisol ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Home range; Population ecology; Proechimys; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

ECHIMYIDAE; PROECHIMYS; PROECHIMYS GUAIRAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0345028868     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383295     Document Type: Article

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