Swimming ability of 5 species of African rainforest murid rodents in relation to their habitat preferences

Zoological Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 264-268

  Nicolas, Violaine ^a   Colyn, Marc ^b  

^a Laboratoire Mammifères et Oiseaux   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Gabon; Muridae; Riparian forest; Swamp forest; Upland forest

Indexed keywords

HEIMYSCUS FUMOSUS; HYBOMYS UNIVITTATUS; HYLOMYSCUS STELLA; MALACOMYS LONGIPES; MURIDAE; PRAOMYS MISONNEI; RODENTIA;

EID: 33747752284     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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