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On the tunnel system of Brants' Karroo Rat, Parotomys Brantsi in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park

D.Sc, G. De Graaff, M.Sc., J. A. J. Nel
Koedoe | Vol 8, No 1 | a793 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v8i1.793 | © 1965 D.Sc, G. De Graaff, M.Sc., J. A. J. Nel | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 28 May 1965 | Published: 28 May 1965

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D.Sc, G. De Graaff,, South Africa
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On the tunnel system of Brants' Karroo Rat, Parotomys Brantsi in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park

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