Home range and nest use of the golden mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli) in southern Illinois

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 553-560

  Morzillo, Anita T ^a,b   Feldhamer, George A ^a   Nicholson, Matthew C ^a,c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c United States Environ Protect Agy   (United States)

Author keywords

Arboreal nests; Golden mouse; Ground nests; Microhabitat; Ochrotomys nuttalli

Indexed keywords

HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; NEST SITE; RODENT; SITE SELECTION;

UNITED STATES;

OCHROTOMYS; OCHROTOMYS NUTTALLI; RODENTIA;

EID: 0037708437     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2003)084<0553:HRANUO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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