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Hoarding in Four Southern African Rodent Species

Published in: Zoologica Africana
Volume 12 , issue 2, pages: 409–418

DOI: 10.1080/00445096.1977.11447586

Author(s): H L PettiferMammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, , J A J NelMammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, ,

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The comparative hoarding behaviour of four rodent species,Saccostomus campeslris, Desmodillus auricula-is. Tatera brantsii and T. leucogaaer was studied under semi-natural conditions after prior determination of the seed preferences of each species.

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