Small mammals in a tropical fragmented landscape in Beni, Bolivia

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-69

  Vargas, Julieta ^a   Simonetti, J A ^b  

^a Casilla 8706   (Bolivia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Forest fragmentation; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; SMALL MAMMAL;

BENI; BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 15944426187     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-118     Document Type: Article

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