Limits to the distribution of the southern african ice rat (Otomys sloggetti): Thermal physiology or competitive exclusion?

Functional Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 240-246

  Richter, T A ^a   Webb, P I ^a,b   Skinner, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Competition; thermoregulation; Vlei Rat

Indexed keywords

OTOMYS SLOGGETTI; OTOMYS IRRORATUS;

AFRICAN ICE RAT; ALTITUDINAL LIMIT; COMPETITION; COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION; THERMAL PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0030620331     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1997.00078.x     Document Type: Article

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