Reproductive characteristics and growth of Zambian giant mole-rats, Cryptomys mechowi (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

Mammalia

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-230

  Scharff, A ^a   Begall, S ^a   Grutjen O ^a   Burda, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTION; RODENT;

ZAMBIA;

CRYPTOMYS MECHOWI;

EID: 0033406359     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1999.63.2.217     Document Type: Article

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