The diet of the introduced rodents Mus musculus L. and rattus Rattus L. On suhantarctic macquarie island

Wildlife Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1986, Pages 441-445

  Copson, G R ^a  

^a Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

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EID: 0022835668     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR9860441     Document Type: Article

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