Influences of weather and moonlight on activity patterns of small mammals: A biogeographical perspective

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 966-972

  Stokes, M K ^a   Slade, N A ^a   Blair, S M ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

BIOGEOGRAPHY;

MOON;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MURIDAE; OCHROGASTER; RODENTIA; SIGMODON HISPIDUS;

EID: 0034865670     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z01-059     Document Type: Article

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