The effects of moonlight on nocturnal activity in bushy-tailed wood rats (Neotoma cinerea)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 480-485

  Topping, Michael G ^a,b   Millar, John S ^a   Goddard, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Topsea Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; MOON; NIGHT; PREDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEMETRY;

LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; RODENT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

CANADA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

NEOTOMA CINEREA;

EID: 0033306448     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-3-480     Document Type: Article

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