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The rodents and other small mammals of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
Koedoe | Supplement | a580 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v27i2.580
| © 1984 National Parks Board
Submitted: 01 December 1984 | Published: 01 December 1984
Submitted: 01 December 1984 | Published: 01 December 1984
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J. A. J Nel, University of Pretoria, South AfricaI. L Rautenbach, Transvaal Museum, South Africa
D. A Els, University of Pretoria, South Africa
G de Graaff, National Parks Board of Trustees, South Africa
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The state of knowledge pertaining to the biology of small mammals occurring in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park is reviewed with reference to completed and ongoing projects. Aspects of daily activity rhythms, habitat selection, diet, population fluctuations and changes in community structure, as well as reproduction are discussed. The zoogeography of the park is alluded to, and aspects which need ad-
ditional attention are mentioned.
ditional attention are mentioned.
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