Responses of striped mice, Rhabdomys pumilio, to faeces of a predatory snake

Behaviour

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 125-135

  Pillay, Neville ^a   Alexander, Graham J ^a   Lazenby, Shirleen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 0037884860     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853903763999944     Document Type: Article

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