What causes the vulnerability of endemic animals? A case study from Sri Lanka

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 263, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-140

  Wijesinghe, Mayuri R ^a,b   Brooke, M De L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Competition; Diet specialization; Endemism; Radio tracking; Rattus; Srilankamys

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DIET; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; SRILANKAMYS;

EID: 2542449445     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904004959     Document Type: Article

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