Checklist of murids (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) of South Asia

Zoos' Print Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1286-1310

  Srinivasulu, C ^a   Pradhan, M S ^b  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Checklist; Muridae; Rodentia; South Asia

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345359189     PISSN: 09716378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11609/jott.zpj.18.12.1286-310     Document Type: Review

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