Individual and population-level responses of the Alabama beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates) to environmental variation in space and time
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50 Introduction 50 Methods 51 Results 58 Discussion 59 Acknowledgements 61 References 61 Figures 64 CHAPTER 6. THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANES AND HABITAT LOSSS ON THE VIABILITY OF THE ALABAMA BEACH MOUSE 69 Abstract 69 Introduction 69 Methods 70 Results 75 Discussion 75 Acknowledgements 78 References 78 Figures 80 CHAPTER 7. GENERAL CONCLUSION 83 Further Research Needs 84 Theoretical Significance 84 References 86
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