Reproductive biology of the greater bandicoot rat Bandicota indica (Rodentia: Muridae) in the rice fields of southern Thailand

Current Zoology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-55

  Thitipramote, N ^a,b   Suwanjarat, J ^a   Breed, W G ^b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bandicota indica; Greater bandicoot rat; Testis size; Time of breeding

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BANDICOTA INDICA; MURIDAE; RATTUS; RATTUS ARGENTIVENTER; RODENTIA;

EID: 70350676349     PISSN: 00017302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/55.1.48     Document Type: Article

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