The colony structure and reproductive biology of the afrotropical Mashona mole‐rat, Cryptomys darlingi

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 234, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 477-487

  Bennett, N C ^a   Jarvis, J U M ^a   Cotterill, F P D ^b  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (South Africa)

^b NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONY STRUCTURE; MASHONA MOLE-RAT; MIOMBO; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ZIMBABWE;

CRYPTOMYS DARLINGI;

EID: 0028564420     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1994.tb04861.x     Document Type: Article

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