Spatial and temporal patterns in the activity of European moles

Oecologia

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 88-97

  Macdonald, D W ^a   Atkinson, R P D ^a   Blanchard, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity; Drought; Interaction; Moles; Radio tracking

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; HOME RANGE; MOLE;

TALPA EUROPAEA;

EID: 0030926708     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050062     Document Type: Article

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