The effect of topography on the foraging costs of heteromyid rodents

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 255-266

  Sullivan, Heather L ^a   Curtin, Charles G ^a   Reynolds, Caryn A ^a   Cardiff, Scott G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chihuahuan desert; Dipodomys; Foraging costs; Heteromyid; Kangaroo rat; Optimal foraging; Seed trays; Topography

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RODENT; TOPOGRAPHY;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT; MEXICO;

DIPODOMYS;

EID: 0034975718     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2000.0760     Document Type: Article

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