Use of space and habitats by meadow voles at the home range, patch and landscape scales

Oecologia

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 107-115

  Bowers, Michael A ^a   Gregario, Kristina ^a   Brame, Courtney J ^a   Matter, Stephen F ^a   Dooley Jr , James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Habitat patches; Home range; Landscape ecology; Microtus pennsylvanicus

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MEADOW VOLE;

MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS;

EID: 0029669166     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00328798     Document Type: Article

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