Graminivory by Dipodomys ordii and Dipodomys merriami on four species of perennial grasses

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 276-281

  Sipos, Michael P ^a   Andersen, Mark C ^a   Whitford, Walter G ^a   Gould, William R ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS MERRIAMI; DIPODOMYS ORDII; MACROPUS SP.; POACEAE;

EID: 0036289592     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3672915     Document Type: Article

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