The mammals of the Farasan archipelago, Saudi Arabia

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 359-365

  Masseti, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acomys dimidiatus; Asellia patrizii; Farasan islands; Gazella gazella; Ichneumia albicauda; Mammals on islands; Papio hamadryas; Rhinopoma hardwickii; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUTURE PROSPECT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MARINE MAMMAL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

FARASAN ISLANDS; JIZAN [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA;

ACOMYS DIMIDIATUS; ASELLIA PATRIZII; CARNIVORA; CETACEA; GAZELLA GAZELLA; ICHNEUMIA ALBICAUDA; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS SAXICOLA; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; RATTUS; RHINOPOMA; UNGULATA;

EID: 77955326436     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: 13036114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/zoo-0905-2     Document Type: Article

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