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Home ranges of ship rats in a small New Zealand forest as revealed by trapping and tracking

J.G. Innes Department of Botany and Zoology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand; Forest Research Institute, New Zealand Forest Service, Private Bag, Rotorua, New Zealand
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J.P. Skipworth Department of Botany and Zoology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Pages 99-110 | Received 03 Aug 1981, Published online: 16 Jan 2012

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