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The Characteristics of Rat Populations

1953; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 28; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/399860

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David E. Davis,

Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Previous articleNext article No AccessThe Characteristics of Rat PopulationsDavid E. DavisDavid E. Davis Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Quarterly Review of Biology Volume 28, Number 4Dec., 1953 Published in association with Stony Brook University Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/399860 Views: 33Total views on this site Citations: 93Citations are reported from Crossref PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Adedayo Michael Awoniyi, Cristina Venegas-Vargas, Fabio Neves Souza, Caio Graco Zeppelini, Kathryn P. Hacker, Ticiana Carvalho-Pereira, Catarina Lobo Marins, Mayara Carvalho de Santana, Arsinoê Cristina Pertile, Michael Begon, Albert I. Ko, Peter J. Diggle, Mitermayer G. Reis, James E. 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