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Age- and sex-related differences in diet selection by Rattus rattus on Stewart Island, New Zealand

R.P. Gales Department of Zoology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
Pages 463-466 | Received 29 Apr 1982, Published online: 16 Jan 2012

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