Habitat-dependent differences in architecture and microclimate of the burrows of Sundevall's jird (Meriones crassus) (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) in the Negev Desert, Israel

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 265-279

  Shenbrot, Georgy ^a   Krasnov, Boris ^a   Khokhlova, Irina ^a   Demidova, Tatiana ^b   Fielden, Laura ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b SEVERTSOV INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION   (Russian Federation)

^c TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burrow; Habitat dependent differences; Humidity; Microclimate; Rodents; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BURROW; MICROCLIMATE; RODENT;

ISRAEL; NEGEV DESERT;

ANIMALIA; GERBILLINAE; MERIONES; MERIONES CRASSUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036619332     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2001.0945     Document Type: Article

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