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1099:Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat
509:Wilson, Don E., ed. (1999).
249:Geographic range and habitat
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1067:Heermann's kangaroo rat
1053:(Dipodomys elephantinus)
1027:Gulf Coast kangaroo rat
1021:(Dipodomys californicus)
1019:California kangaroo rat
615:Mammals of North America
335:incoming solar radiation
1157:(Dipodomys spectabilis)
1117:(Dipodomys nitratoides)
1091:Merriam's kangaroo rat
1051:Big-eared kangaroo rat
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613:Reid, Fiona A. (2006).
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468:"Family Heteromyidae"
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1202:Dark kangaroo mouse
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1149:(Dipodomys simulans)
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1035:Desert kangaroo rat
417:Cassola, F. (2016).
1123:Ord's kangaroo rat
1109:(Dipodomys nelsoni)
1101:(Dipodomys microps)
1075:Giant kangaroo rat
1043:Texas kangaroo rat
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1011:Agile kangaroo rat
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567:"Dipodomys microps"
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370:cheek pouch
339:homeostasis
236:Description
1502:Categories
983:Geomyoidea
803:BioScience
728:2011-11-08
404:References
398:adaptation
394:D. microps
382:parenchyma
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784:0269-8463
674:0029-8549
646:Oecologia
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343:herbivory
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302:foliovore
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971:Mammalia
965:Chordata
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959:Animalia
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355:incisors
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138:Rodentia
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