A new species of murid rodent (genus Mayermys) from south-eastern New Guinea

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-67

  Helgen, K M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Muridae; Murinae; Papua New Guinea; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

NEW SPECIES; RODENT; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; NEW GUINEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

MAYERMYS; MURIDAE; MURINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 20444465752     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00176     Document Type: Article

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