Why do pouched mice (Saccostomus campestris) hoard food?

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 375-381

  Ellison, G T H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food hoarding; Pouched mice; Saccostomus campestris; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029928547     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(95)02134-5     Document Type: Article

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