The terrestrial small mammals of the Parc National de Masoala, northeastern Madagascar

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 537-549

  Andrianjakarivelo, Vonjy ^a   Razafimahatratra, Emilienne ^a,b   Razafindrakoto, Yvette ^a   Goodman, Steven M ^c,d  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Madagascar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^c FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^d WWF Antananarivo   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Endemic species; Lipotyphla; Madagascar; Rodentia; Small mammals; Species richness; Survey

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; MASOALA NATIONAL PARK;

INSECTIVORA; MAMMALIA; MASOALA; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA; SUNCUS MURINUS; TENRECIDAE;

EID: 29144509663     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03192647     Document Type: Article

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