How desert rodents overcome halophytic plant defenses: Morphological, behavioral, and physiological adaptations allow certain rodents to consume saline vegetation

BioScience

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 699-704

  Mares, Michael A ^a   Ojeda, Ricardo A ^b   Borghi, Carlos E ^c   Giannoni, Stella M ^c   Diaz, Gabriela B ^c   Braun, Janet K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^c NONE

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EID: 0030694051     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313210     Document Type: Review

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