Nest-site competition in two diurnal rodents from the succulent karoo of South Africa

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 757-762

  Schradin, Carsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Interspecific competition; Nest; Otomys unisulcatus; Rhabdomys pumilio; Succulent karoo

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NEST SITE; RODENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KAROO BASIN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

LYCIUM; OTOMYS UNISULCATUS; RHABDOMYS PUMILIO; RODENTIA;

EID: 24144458975     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)086[0757:NCITDR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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