Use of space by the marsupial Marmosops incanus (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 255-261

  Loretto, Diogo ^a   Vieira, Marcus Vinícius ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

body size; Marmosops; movements; spool and line; vertical strata

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; BODY SIZE; MARSUPIAL; MOVEMENT; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPACE USE;

ATLANTIC FOREST; SOUTH AMERICA;

DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIMORPHIA; MARMOSOPS; MARMOSOPS INCANUS; METATHERIA;

EID: 46549090049     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2007.11.015     Document Type: Article

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