A new subspecies of the least weasel Mustela nivalis (Mammalia, Carnivora) from Taiwan

Mammal Study

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 191-200

  Lin, Liang Kong ^a   Motokawa, Masaharu ^b   Harada, Masashi ^c  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

karyotype; Mustela nivalis; new subspecies; systematics; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA NIVALIS;

EID: 79551550084     PISSN: 13434152     EISSN: 13486160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3106/041.035.0305     Document Type: Article

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