Effect of carrying a radiocollar on expenditure of energy by meadow voles

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 359-363

  Berteaux, Domimique ^a   Masseboeuf, Fabrice ^a   Bonzom, Jean Marc ^a   Bergeron, Jean Marie ^a   Thomas, Donald W ^a,b   Lapierre, Hélène ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Musee du Seminaire de Sherbrooke   (Canada)

^c SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

daily energy expenditure; doubly labelled water; meadow vole; Microtus pennsylvanicus; radiocollar; telemetry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 0029757148     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382808     Document Type: Article

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