Diet of the cloud forest shrew Cryptotis meridensis (Insectivora: Soricidae) in the Venezuelan Andes

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-24

  Díaz De Pascual, Amelia ^a   De Ascenção, Antonio A ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Andes; Cloud forest; Cryptotis meridensis; Diet; Foraging mode; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

DIET; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; INSECTIVORE;

MONTE ZERPA; VENEZUELA;

CRYPTOTIS MERIDENSIS;

EID: 17644432651     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.00-2     Document Type: Article

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