Herbivory of feral goats on Espiritu Santo Island, Gulf of California, Mexico

SIDA, Contributions to Botany

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1135-1143

  León De La Luz, José Luis ^a   Domínguez Cadena, Reymundo ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Baja California Islands; Capra hirca eradication; Goat eradication; Goat herbivory

Indexed keywords

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; LEPUS INSULARIS; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA LEPIDA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33846131569     PISSN: 00361488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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