Seasonal changes in territory use by red squirrels, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, and responses to food augmentation

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1957-1965

  Vlasman, Kara L ^a   Fryxell, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

FOOD AUGMENTATION;

FOOD ADDITIVES;

FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT USE; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TERRITORIALITY;

CANADA;

RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036874435     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-185     Document Type: Article

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