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Activity patterns of two species of Nesomys (Muridae: Nesomyinae) in a Madagascar rain forest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

James M. Ryan ,
G. Ken Creighton  and
Louise H. Emmons
James M. Ryan
Affiliation:
Biology Department, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York 14456, USA
G. Ken Creighton
Affiliation:
Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
Louise H. Emmons
Affiliation:
Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
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Keywords

Nesomys rodentsMadagascarecologyactivity
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , February 1993 , pp. 101 - 107
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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