A Mammalian Example of Semelparity

@article{Braithwaite1979AME,
  title={A Mammalian Example of Semelparity},
  author={Richard S. W. Braithwaite and Anthony K. Lee},
  journal={The American Naturalist},
  year={1979},
  volume={113},
  pages={151 - 155}
}
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