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A review of Lebanese mammals. Lagomorpha and Rodentia*

1967; Wiley; Volume: 153; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1469-7998.1967.tb05030.x

1469-7998

Robert E. Lewis, Joanne H. Lewis, Sana I. Atallah,

Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

Journal of ZoologyVolume 153, Issue 1 p. 45-70 A review of Lebanese mammals. Lagomorpha and Rodentia* Robert E. Lewis, Robert E. Lewis Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanonss ‡Department of Zoology and Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 50010, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorJoanne H. Lewis, Joanne H. Lewis Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanonss ‡Department of Zoology and Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 50010, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorSana I. Atallah, Sana I. Atallah Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanonss §Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 06268, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this author Robert E. Lewis, Robert E. Lewis Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanonss ‡Department of Zoology and Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 50010, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorJoanne H. Lewis, Joanne H. Lewis Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanonss ‡Department of Zoology and Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 50010, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorSana I. Atallah, Sana I. Atallah Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanonss §Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 06268, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this author First published: September 1967 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1967.tb05030.xCitations: 14 § *Portions of this study were supported by grants from the Arts and Sciences Rockefeller Research Committee, American University of Beirut, and the United States Public Health Service (grant number AI05512). 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