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Rattus exulans in Western Samoa
THE COMMON RAT of Polynesia is Rattus exulans (Peale). It appears to be closely related to, and ptobably derived from Rattus concolor of the Malay region. The concolor group, and its derivatives, occur all over the Pacific, being represented in the Oceanic islands by R. exulans, R. micronesiensis and R. hawaiiensis. Other species have been erected for the Polynesian forms, but it may be simpler...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0303-6758,1175-8899
DOI: 10.1080/03036758.1993.10721219