Growth, Development and Reproduction in captive of the Large Japanese Field Mouse, Apodemus speciosus (Rodentia, Muridae)

Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 397-408

  Oh, Hong Shik ^a   Mori, Takayuki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APODEMUS AGRARIUS; APODEMUS ARGENTEUS; APODEMUS SEMOTUS; APODEMUS SPECIOSUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0346553343     PISSN: 00236152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5109/24229     Document Type: Article

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