Fragmentation effects on population density of three rodent species in secondary Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-18

  Püttker, Thomas ^a   Meyer Lucht, Yvonne ^a   Sommer, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Akodon montensis; Brazil; Delomys sublineatus; Fragmentation effects; Mata Atl ntica; Oligoryzomys nigripes

Indexed keywords

AKODON MONTENSIS; DELOMYS SUBLINEATUS; MAMMALIA; OLIGORYZOMYS NIGRIPES; ORYZOMYS; RODENTIA;

EID: 38349167328     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: 17445140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650520701553651     Document Type: Article

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