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Seasonality effects on small mammal trap success in Madagascar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

P. J. Stephenson
P. J. Stephenson
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Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB9 2TN, Scotland, UK
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Keywords

MadagascarNesomyinaeseasonalitysmall mammalsTenrecidaetrapping
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , August 1994 , pp. 439 - 444
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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