Habitat use and ranging behaviour of tree hyrax, Dendrohyrax arboreus, in the Virunga Volcanoes, Rwanda

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 281-294

  Milner, Jos M ^a,b   Harris, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Letterewe Research Project   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arboreal; Home range; Resource requirements; Shelter

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; HABITAT USE; MAMMAL;

RWANDA;

DENDROHYRAX ARBOREUS; HAGENIA ABYSSINICA;

EID: 0032833158     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.1999.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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