A new species of Microgale (Lipotyphla: Tenrecidae: Oryzorictinae) from the Forêt des Mikea of southwestern Madagascar

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-265

  Goodman, Steven M ^a,b   Soarimalala, Voahangy ^c,d  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b WWF Madagascar   (Madagascar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^d Ecology Training Program   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; MIKEA FOREST; OCEANIC REGIONS; TOLIARA; WORLD;

INSECTIVORA; MICROGALE; ORYZORICTINAE; TENRECIDAE;

EID: 11344269712     PISSN: 0006324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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