Out-breeding behaviour and xenophobia in the Damaraland mole-rat, Cryptomys damarensis

South African Journal of Zoology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-194

  Jacobs, David S ^a   Reid, S ^a   Kuiper, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONY; INBREEDING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RODENT;

CRYPTOMYS DAMARENSIS;

EID: 0032453210     PISSN: 02541858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02541858.1998.11448470     Document Type: Article

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