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Relationships between seasonal changes in diet of Multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) and its breeding patterns in semi-arid areas in Tanzania

Emmanuel C. M. MlyashimbiDepartment of Crop Science and Horticulture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3005, Morogoro, TanzaniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Joachim MariënEvolutionary Ecology Group, Universiteit Antwerpen, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020Antwerpen, BelgiumView further author information
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Didas N. KimaroDepartment of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3003, Morogoro, TanzaniaView further author information
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Akwilin J. P. TarimoDepartment of Crop Science and Horticulture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3005, Morogoro, TanzaniaView further author information
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Moses IsabiryeFaculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Busitema University, P. O. Box 236, Tororo, UgandaView further author information
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Rhodes H. MakundiPest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3110, Morogoro, TanzaniaView further author information
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Apia W. MassawePest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3110, Morogoro, TanzaniaView further author information
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Mashaka E. MdangiDepartment of Crop Protection, Ministry of Agriculture Training Institute (MATI) llonga, Kilosa, TanzaniaView further author information
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David KifumbaFaculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Busitema University, P. O. Box 236, Tororo, UgandaView further author information
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Alice NakiyembaFaculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Busitema University, P. O. Box 236, Tororo, UgandaView further author information
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Herwig LeirsEvolutionary Ecology Group, Universiteit Antwerpen, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020Antwerpen, BelgiumView further author information
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Steven R. BelmainNatural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, Kent, UKView further author information
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Loth S. MulunguPest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3110, Morogoro, TanzaniaView further author information
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Fatih YildizFood Engineering and Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University, TurkeyView further author information
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Article: 1507509 | Received 03 May 2018, Accepted 31 Jul 2018, Published online: 02 Sep 2018

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