Interspecific agonistic behaviour in small mammals in a Mexican high-elevational grassland

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 396-401

  Fa, J E ^a   Sanchez Cordero, V ^b   Mendez, A ^b  

^a Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS MEXICANUS; NEOTOMODON ALSTONI; PEROMYSCUS MELANOTIS; REITHRODONTOMYS MEGALOTIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 5244319767     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05461.x     Document Type: Article

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