Effect of forest patch area on population attributes of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in fragmented landscapes

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 467-472

  Nupp, Thomas E ^a   Swihart, Robert K ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PATCH AREA; WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE;

USA, INDIANA;

PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS;

EID: 0029731045     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z96-054     Document Type: Article

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