Food preferences of captive northern flying squirrels from the lassen national forest in northeastern California

Northwest Science

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-107

  Zabel, Cynthia J ^a   Waters, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; FUNGI; TRUFFLE;

USA, CALIFORNIA, LASSEN NATIONAL FOREST;

ABIES CONCOLOR; ABIES MAGNIFICA; BRYORIA FREMONTII; GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS;

EID: 0030750358     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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