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The Socio-Ecology of Two Species of Australian Native Rodent—Notomys The socio-ecology of two species of Australian native rodent— Notomys mitchelli and Notomys alexis Clare Bradley PhD candidate Environmental Biology School of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Adelaide November 2008 References References Abramsky Z., Rosenweig M. L. & Subach A. (1998) Do gerbils care more about competition or predation? Oikos 83: 75-84. Abramsky Z., Rosenzweig M. L., Belmaker J. & Bar A. (2004) The impact of long-term continuous risk of predation on two species of gerbils. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82: 464-474. Abramsky Z., Rosenzweig M. L. & Subacha A. (2001) The cost of interspecific competition in two gerbil species. Journal of Animal Ecology 70: 561–567. Abramsky Z., Rosenzweig M. L. & Subacha A. (2002) Measuring the benefit of habitat selection. Behavioral Ecology 13: 497-502. Abramsky Z., Strauss E., Subach A., Kotler B. P. & Riechman A. 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