Evolution Of Nonvisual Communication And Photoperiodic Perception In Speciation And Adaptation Of Blind Subterranean Mole Rats

Behaviour

Volumn 114, Issue 1-4, 1990, Pages 249-276

  Nevo, Eviatar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; MOLE RAT; PHOTOPERIOD; SPECIATION;

SPALAX EHRENBERGI;

EID: 0025658737     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853990X00158     Document Type: Article

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