Habitat selection along an environmental gradient: Theoretical models with an example of Negev Desert rodents

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 257-277

  Shenbrot, G ^a   Krasnov, B ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Density dependent habitat selection; Habitat selection model; Negev desert; Rodents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000872395     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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