Gut morphology of the Otomyine rodents: An arid-mesic comparison

South African Journal of Zoology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 236-240

  Jackson, T P ^a   Spinks, A C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

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EID: 0001005135     PISSN: 02541858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02541858.1998.11448477     Document Type: Article

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