Interspecific variation in the olfactory abilities of granivorous rodents

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 487-496

  Vander Wall, Stephen B ^a   Beck, Maurie J ^a   Briggs, Jennifer S ^a   Roth, Julie K ^a   Thayer, Ted C ^a   Hollander, Jennifer L ^a   Armstrong, Jennifer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cache pilferage; Dipodomys panamintinus; Granivory; Olfaction; Perognathus parvus; Peromyscus maniculatus; Scatter hoarding; Seeds; Tamias amoenus

Indexed keywords

FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GRANIVORY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; OLFACTION; RODENT;

CERVIDAE; CRICETINAE; DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS PANAMINTINUS; HELIANTHUS; HETEROMYIDAE; MACROPUS SP.; PEROGNATHUS; PEROGNATHUS PARVUS; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; PINUS PONDEROSA; RODENTIA; TAMIAS; TAMIAS AMOENUS; UNDETERMINED SCIURIDAE 'CHIPMUNKS';

EID: 0038384568     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2003)084<0487:IVITOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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