Habitat suitability in muskrats: A test of the food limitation hypothesis

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 237-253

  Virgl, J A ^a   Messier, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD LIMITATION; HABITAT SUITABILITY; MUSKRAT; PROTEIN;

ANIMALIA; ONDATRA; ONDATRA ZIBETHICUS;

EID: 0030668952     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02779.x     Document Type: Article

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