Reproductive biology, age structure, and diet of Mastomys natalensis (Muridae: Rodentia) in a Swaziland grassland

Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 347-356

  Monadjem, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

Age structure; Diet; Mastomys natalensis; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DIET; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RODENT;

SWAZILAND;

MASTOMYS NATALENSIS;

EID: 0031646947     PISSN: 00443468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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