Secondary plant compound and photoperiod influences on the reproduction of two southern African rodent species, Gerbillurus paeba and Saccostomus campestris

Mammalia

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 639-649

  White, R M ^a   Bernard, R T F ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERBILLURUS PAEBA; SACCOSTOMUS CAMPESTRIS;

CHEMICAL CUE; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; SECONDARY PLANT COMPOUND;

AFRICA, (SOUTHERN);

EID: 0030300713     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1996.60.4.639     Document Type: Article

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