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Original Articles

The home range of ship rats (Rattus rattus) in beech forest in the Eglinton Valley, Fiordland, New Zealand: A pilot study

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Pages 139-142 | Received 01 Dec 2004, Accepted 25 Apr 2005, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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