Habitat use and demography of Mus musculus in a rural landscape of Argentina

Integrative Zoology

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 18-29

  León, Vanina A ^a   Fraschina, Jimena ^a   Guidobono, Juan S ^a   Busch, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Abundance variation; Habitat distribution; House mice; Reproductive activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; ARTICLE;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

EID: 84891451370     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17494877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4877.2012.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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