Seasonal changes in the diet of japanese giant flying squirrels in relation to reproduction

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 204-212

  Kawamichi, Takeo ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

flying squirrels; food; Petaurista leucogenys; seasonal change

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; FAGACEAE; PETAURISTA LEUCOGENYS; PETAURISTINAE; PINACEAE; ROSACEAE; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 0030951150     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382653     Document Type: Article

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