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Variation in the timing of reproduction of the four-striped field mouse, Rhabdomys pumilio, in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Claire JacksonWildlife and Reserve Management Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6139South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected].
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Ric T. F. BernardWildlife and Reserve Management Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6139South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 301-304 | Received 23 Nov 2005, Accepted 07 Feb 2006, Published online: 20 Apr 2015

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