The effect of drought on the social structure and use of space in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris

Ecoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-136

  Waterman, Jane M ^a,b   Fenton, M Brock ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LEWIS CLARK STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Drought; Ground squirrels; Home range; Reproduction; Xerus inauris

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

NAMIBIA;

RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; XERUS INAURIS;

EID: 0033934296     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2000.11682581     Document Type: Article

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