New contributions to the natural history of the southern long-nosed armadillo Dasypus hybridus (Mammalia, Dasypodidae);Nuevos aportes a la historia natural de la mulita pampeana Dasypus hybridus (Mammalia, Dasypodidae)

Iheringia - Serie Zoologia

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 325-335

  Abba, Agustín M ^a   Cassini, Guillermo H ^a,b   Galliari, Fernando C ^b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Armadillos; Cingulata; Conservation; Ecology

Indexed keywords

ARMADILLO; BOS; CINGULATA; COLEOPTERA; DASYPODIDAE; DASYPUS; DASYPUS HYBRIDUS; FORMICIDAE; MAMMALIA; XENARTHRA;

EID: 84858327067     PISSN: 00734721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0073-47212011000300007     Document Type: Article

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