Natural history of the southern plains woodrat neotoma micropus (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Texas

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-140

  Suchecki, John R ^a   Ruthven III, Donald C ^b,c   Fulhorst, Charles F ^b,c   Bradley, Robert D ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chaparral Wildlife Management Area   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROPUS; MURIDAE; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA MICROPUS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 7644234449     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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