Small non-volant mammals of an ecotone region between the cerrado hotspot and the amazonian rainforest, with comments on their taxonomy and distribution

Zoological Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 861-874

  Bezerra, Alexandra M R ^a   Carmignotto, Ana Paula ^b   Rodrigues, Flávio H G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonian rainforest; Cerrado; Marsupials; Small rodents; Zoogeography

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 79952560454     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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