Early colonization of Mediterranean islands by Rattus rattus: A review of zooarcheological data

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2389-2394

  Ruffino, Lise ^a   Vidal, Eric ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; EXTINCTION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; RANGE EXPANSION; RODENT; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 77954542625     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9681-3     Document Type: Article

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