Small mammals in hot deserts: Some generalizations revisited

BioScience

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-120

  Walsberg, Glenn E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033978442     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2000)050[0109:SMIHDS]2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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