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    Ivanter, E.V.  1994.  The structure and adaptive peculiarities of pelage in soricine shrews.  Carnegie Museum of Natural
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    Juergen, K., R. Fons, T. Peters, and S. Sender.  1996.  Heart and respiratory rates and their significance for convective
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    Juergen, K.D., R. Fons, T. Peters, and S. Sender.  1998.  Heart and respiratory rates in the smallest mammal, the Etruscan
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    Korn, H.  1989.  The annual cycle in body weight of small mammals from the Transvaal, South Africa, as an adaptation to
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    Leon, B., A. Shkolnik, and T. Shkolnik.  1983.  Temperature regulation and water metabolism in the elephant shrew,
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    Lindstedt, S.L.  1980.  Energetics and water economy of the smallest desert mammal, Nortiosorex crawfordi.
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    Very Helpful and Informative Web Sites:
 
    The Shrew(-ist's) Site is found at: http://www.asv.at/shrew/index.html
 
    The Birmingham Zoo found at: http://www.birminghamzoo.com

    The Mammals of Texas web page found at: http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/
 
 
 
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