A new species of bandicoot, Microperoryctes aplini, from western New Guinea

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 264, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-124

  Helgen, Kristofer M ^a   Flannery, Timothy F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bandicoot; Microperoryctes; New Guinea; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

MARSUPIAL; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; NEW GUINEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

METATHERIA; MICROPERORYCTES; MICROPERORYCTES LONGICAUDA; MICROPERORYCTES MURINA; MURINA; PERAMELIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 6344241193     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005667     Document Type: Article

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