Physiological adaptation to aridity in the bushveld gerbil, Tatera leucogaster

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 238, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 693-701

  Webb, P I ^a,b   Skinner, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TATERA LEUCOGASTER;

EID: 0030029308     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05423.x     Document Type: Article

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