Factors affecting the distribution of the leopard cat prionailurus bengalensis on east asian islands

Mammal Study

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 201-207

  Watanabe, Shinichi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b FUKUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Felidae; Interspecific competition; Island biogeography; Species richness; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; PRIONAILURUS BENGALENSIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 76149142458     PISSN: 13434152     EISSN: 13486160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3106/041.034.0404     Document Type: Article

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