Nesting sites, nest density of Aethomys namaquensis (Rodentia, Muridae) in the Thornveld savannah of South Africa

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 126-129

  Meyer, J ^a   Brandl, R ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aethomys; savannah; shrub encroachment; South Africa

Indexed keywords

NEST SITE; POPULATION DENSITY; RODENT; SAVANNA;

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

AETHOMYS; AETHOMYS NAMAQUENSIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 14944371885     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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