Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major's expedition to Madagascar, 1894 to 1896: Beginnings of modern systematic study of the island's mammalian fauna

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 1779-1818

  Jenkins, Paulina D ^a   Carleton, Michael D ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

History of collection; Madagascar; Mammals; Specimen localities; Type specimens

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL PHENOMENA; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

MAMMALIA; MICROGALE;

EID: 18144387983     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930400023719     Document Type: Article

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