How red-backed voles find habitat patches Elizabeth A. Gillis and Vilis O. Nams

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 791-794

  Gillis, Elizabeth A ^a   Nams, Vilis O ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; RODENT;

CLETHRIONOMYS GAPPERI;

EID: 0031732052     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-017     Document Type: Article

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