Microclimate and microhabitat selection in nocturnal rodents of central Chile: A test between biophysical and experimental approaches

Mammalia

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 195-209

  Ebensperger, L A ^a,b   Simonetti, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; PHYLLOTIS DARWINI; RODENTIA; ABROTHRYX LONGIPILIS;

BIOPHYSICAL APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH; HABITAT SELECTION; MICROCLIMATE; MICROHABITAT; NOCTURNAL;

CHILE;

EID: 0029661150     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1996.60.2.195     Document Type: Article

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