The distribution of two medically and agriculturally important cryptic rodent species, Mastomys natalensis and M. coucha (Rodentia: Muridae) in South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-245

  Venturi, F P ^a   Chimimba, C T ^a   van Aarde, R J ^a   Fairall, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cryptic species; Geographic distribution; Mastomys; Plague; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; ELEVATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; RAINFALL; RODENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

MASTOMYS; MASTOMYS COUCHA; MASTOMYS NATALENSIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 10244278018     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2004.11657220     Document Type: Article

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