Burrowing by common voles (Microtus arvalis) in various social environments

Behaviour

Volumn 137, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1443-1462

  Dobly, Alexandre ^a   Rozenfeld, Francine M ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

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EID: 0034557150     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853900502664     Document Type: Article

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