Microgeographical distribution of shrews (Mammalia, Soricidae) in the Congo River basin (Kisangani, D.R. Congo)

Mammalia

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-222

  Gambalemoke, Mbalitini ^a   Mukinzi, Itoka ^a   Amundala, Drazo ^a   Gembu, Tungaluna ^a   Kaswera, Kyamakya ^a   Katuala, Gatate Banda ^a   Dudu, Akaibe ^a   Barrière, Patrick ^b   Colyn, Marc ^b   Hutterer, Rainer ^c   Kennis, Jan ^d   Leirs, Herwig ^d,e   Vanlinden, Bie ^d   Verheyen, Erik ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KISANGANI   (Congo)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

^f ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Congo River basin; Crocidura; Microgeography

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EVERGREEN TREE; FALLOW; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAMMAL; NEW SPECIES; PITFALL TRAP; PLANTATION; RIVER BASIN; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO BASIN; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; KISANGANI; ORIENTALE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CROCIDURA; CROCIDURA GRASSEI; CROCIDURA OLIVIERI; MAMMALIA; MURICAUDA; PARACROCIDURA; SCUTISOREX; SORICIDAE; SUNCUS; SYLVISOREX; SYLVISOREX JOHNSTONI;

EID: 53549091859     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2008.043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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