Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)feeding ecology in the presence of kiore (Rattus exulans)
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The Ecology of Rattus exulans ( Peale ) Reviewed
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عنوان ژورنال: New Zealand Journal of Zoology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0301-4223,1175-8821
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1999.9518183