Distribution, ecology and status of an endemic shrew, Crocidura thomensis, from São Tomé

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Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-201

  Dutton, John ^a   Haft, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROCIDURA; CROCIDURA RUSSULA; CROCIDURA THOMENSIS; MAMMALIA;

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDEMIC MAMMAL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; SAO TOME WHITE-TOOTHED SHREW;

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, SAO TOME;

EID: 1542740429     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0030605300021633     Document Type: Article

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