Reproductive seasonality of the bush rat (Rattus fuscipes greyi) in South Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 317-336

  White, R M ^a,b   Kennaway, D J ^a   Seamark, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING ACTIVITY; BUSH RAT; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONALITY; TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, SCOTT CREEK CONSERVATION PARK;

RATTUS FUSCIPES GREYI;

EID: 0029730877     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR9960317     Document Type: Article

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