Locomotor patterns, territory, and tunnel utilization in the mole-rat Spalax ehrenbergi

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 123-140

  Zuri, I ^a   Terkel, J ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; NANNOSPALAX EHRENBERGI; RODENTIA; SPALAX; SPALAX EHRENBERGI;

COMMUNICATION; MOLE-RAT; TERRITORY; TUNNEL SYSTEM; VIBRATION;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0029662679     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05490.x     Document Type: Article

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