Differences in food hoarding behaviour in two species of ground squirrels spermophilus tridecemlineatus and s. spilosoma

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 199-205

  Livoreil, B ^a   Baudoin, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Food hoarding; Ground squirrels; S. spilosoma; Spermophilus tridecemlineatus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS SPILOSOMA; SPERMOPHILUS TRIDECEMLINEATUS; SPILOSOMA;

EID: 0029960681     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1996.9522929     Document Type: Article

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