Seed removal by rodents, birds and ants in the semi-arid Karoo, South Africa

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  1991

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  Journal of Arid Environments

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  Unknown publication date

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/S0140-1963(18)30775-4
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