Distribution of the eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) in Southern California

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-49

  King, Julie L ^a   Sue, Min Chung ^b   Muchlinski, Alan E ^b  

^a Santa Catalina Island Conservancy   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS NIGER;

EID: 77749295198     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/RTS-03.1     Document Type: Article

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