Population ecology of the endemic rodent Nesoryzomys swarthi in the tropical desert of the Galápagos islands

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 208-219

  Harris, Donna B ^a   Macdonald, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desert rodent; Food limitation; Gal pagos; Island; Life history; Oryzomys bauri; Rainfall; Reproduction; Small mammal; Survival

Indexed keywords

DESERT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOOD LIMITATION; GROWTH; ISLAND; POPULATION ECOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SURVIVAL; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WET SEASON;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAN SALVADOR [GALAPAGOS ISLANDS]; SANTA FE [GALAPAGOS ISLANDS]; SOUTH AMERICA;

CACTACEAE; CRICETIDAE; HETEROMYIDAE; MAMMALIA; NESORYZOMYS; NESORYZOMYS SWARTHI; OPUNTIA; ORYZOMYS; ORYZOMYS BAURI; RODENTIA;

EID: 33847627959     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-370R4.1     Document Type: Article

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