Effects of vegetation structure and edge habitat on the density and distribution of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in small and large forest patches

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 897-904

  Anderson, Christine S ^a   Cady, Alan B ^a   Meikle, Douglas B ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; VEGETATION;

HABITATS;

ECOLOGY;

FOREST EDGE; PATCH SIZE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RODENT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0042572143     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-074     Document Type: Article

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