Status of Dipodomys insularis, an endemic species of San José Island, Gulf of California, Mexico

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 677-682

  Espinosa Gayosso, Cristina Valeska ^a   Alvarez Castañeda, Sergio Ticul ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conservation; Heteromyidae; Rodents; Threatened

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; PROTECTED AREA; RODENT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN JOSE [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

CHAETODIPUS SPINATUS; DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS INSULARIS; HETEROMYIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33748454258     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-422R2.1     Document Type: Article

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