Practical aspects of trapping small mammals in the tropics

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 390-394

  Atkinson, R P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030750622     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05812.x     Document Type: Article

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