Trap-response heterogeneity of house mice (Mus musculus) in outdoor enclosures

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 410-420

  Drickamer, Lee C ^a,b   Feldhamer, George A ^a   Mikesic, David G ^a   Holmes, Christopher M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; House mouse; Individual variation; Mus musculus; Sex differences; Trap response; Weather

Indexed keywords

MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS;

EID: 0042319846     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383289     Document Type: Article

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