Distribution and habitat of the false water rat, Xeromys myoides Thomas, 1889 (Rodentia: Muridae) in intertidal areas of central eastern Queensland

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 487-494

  Ball, Derek ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central Queensland; False water rat; Habitat; Intertidal areas; Xeromys myoides

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; RODENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

BRUGUIERA; CERIOPS; CERIOPS TAGAL; MURIDAE; RODENTIA; SCAPTEROMYS AQUATICUS; XEROMYS MYOIDES;

EID: 3943107436     PISSN: 00798835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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