Tests of emigration in small mammals under experimental conditions

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2056-2060

  Nelson, A R ^a   Johnson, C L ^a   Matter, W J ^b   Mannan, R W ^b  

^a University of Arizona ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; WATER;

EMIGRATION;

BIOLOGY;

EMIGRATION; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; MAMMAL;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS;

EID: 0036966186     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-193     Document Type: Article

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