Ecological surveillance of small mammals at Dagmar North Training Area, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, 2001-2005

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-54

  Kim, Heung Chul ^a   Klein, Terry A ^b   Kang, Hae Ji ^c   Gu, Se Hun ^c   Moon, Sung Sil ^c   Baek, Luck Ju ^c   Chong, Sung Tae ^a   O'Guinn, Monica L ^d   Lee, John S ^d   Turell, Michael J ^d   Song, Jin Won ^c  

^a Unit 15247   (United States)

^b Unit 15281   (United States)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Apodemus; Crocidura; Ecology; Insectivores; Korea; Micromys; Microtus; Myodes; Rattus; Rodents; Tscherskia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMAL; MOUSE; MURINAE; RAT; RODENT DISEASE; SOUTH KOREA;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMALS; MICE; MURINAE; RATS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RODENT DISEASES;

APODEMUS; APODEMUS AGRARIUS; CROCIDURA; HANTAAN VIRUS; MAMMALIA; MICROMYS; MICROTUS; POACEAE; RATTUS; RODENTIA; TSCHERSKIA;

EID: 79957978425     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2011.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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