Small mammals within riparian habitats of a regulated and unregulated aridland river

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-42

  Falck, Miles J ^a,c   Wilson, Kenneth R ^a   Andersen, Douglas C ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipodomys ordii; Green River; Microtus montanus; Peromyscus maniculatus; Riparian; River regulation; Small mammals; Yampa River

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS ORDII; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS MONTANUS; PERIDERIDIA GAIRDNERI; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; POPULUS; POPULUS FREMONTII; RIPARIA;

EID: 0037253443     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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