Seasonal variation in growth of Mastomys natalensis (Rodentia: Muridae) in Morogoro, Tanzania

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 298-306

  LEIRS, HERWIG ^a   STUYCK, JAN ^a   VERHAGEN, RON ^a   VERHEYEN, WALTER ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

breeding seasons; growth; Mastomys; rodents; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; RAIN;

TANZANIA, MOROGORO;

ANIMALIA; MASTOMYS; MASTOMYS NATALENSIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0025631110     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1990.tb01164.x     Document Type: Article

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