Socio-ecology of saharan gerbils, especially meriones libycus

Mammalia

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1975, Pages 289-312

  Daly, Martin ^a   Daly, Sandra ^a  

^a Beni Abbès ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84955871872     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1975.39.2.289     Document Type: Article

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