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Demographic response of the Gambian Gerbil to seasonal changes in Savannah fallow fields Cover

Demographic response of the Gambian Gerbil to seasonal changes in Savannah fallow fields

By: Safianu Rabiu and  Robert K. Rose  
Open Access
|May 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2019-0001 | Journal eISSN: 1338-7014 | Journal ISSN: 1336-5266
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 9
Submitted on: Oct 9, 2018
Accepted on: Mar 13, 2019
Published on: May 27, 2019
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Forest Ecology
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