Burrow use and the influence of ectoparasites in Brants' whistling rat Parotomys brantsii

Ethology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 557-564

  Roper, T J ^a   Jackson, T P ^b   Conradt, L ^c   Bennett, N C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURROW; ECTOPARASITE; HABITAT USE; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; PAROTOMYS; PAROTOMYS BRANTSII; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); XENOPSYLLA;

EID: 0036281738     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2002.00794.x     Document Type: Article

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