A reconnaissance of small mammal communities in Garland and government prairies, Arizona

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-157

  Ganey, Joseph L ^a   Chambers, Carol L ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS MOGOLLONENSIS; MURIDAE; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; PINUS PONDEROSA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS SPILOSOMA;

EID: 80052698520     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/064.071.0202     Document Type: Article

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