Habitat selection by the gerbils Gerbillurus paeba and G. tytonis in the Namib Desert dunes

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 71-76

  Perrin, Michael R ^a   Boyer, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Desert; Dunes; Gerbillurus; Gerbils; Habitat selection; Namib

Indexed keywords

EID: 23444435883     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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