The effect of food supplementation on mastomys natalensis (muridae: Rodentia) in a swaziland grassland

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 363-375

  Monadjem, A ^a   Perrin, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 0038626937     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359199809520359     Document Type: Article

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