Homing strategy of the eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus (Mammalia: Rodentia): Validation of the critical distance model

Ethology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-82

  Thibault, Anouk ^a   Bovet, Jacques ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMING BEHAVIOR; MODEL VALIDATION; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIAS STRIATUS; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS; UNDETERMINED SCIURIDAE 'CHIPMUNKS';

EID: 0032908925     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1999.tb01221.x     Document Type: Article

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