Thermoregulation in two populations of the Matabeleland mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus nimrodi) and remarks on the general thermoregulatory trends within the genus Cryptomys (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-27

  Bennett, N C ^a,c   Cotterill, F P D ^b   Spinks, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 0030526398     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05433.x     Document Type: Article

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