Eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana) consumption of northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 239-244

  Williams, Christopher K ^a   Van Why, Kyle ^b   Applegate, Roger D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Research and Survey Section   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; HERBIVORY; RODENT;

FLINT HILLS; KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; NEOTOMA FLORIDANA;

EID: 0033965735     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2000)143[0239:EWNFCO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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