Tassel-eared squirrel population, habitat condition, and dietary relationships in north-central Arizona

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 622-633

  Dodd, Norris L ^a   States, Jack S ^b   Rosenstock, Steven S ^a  

^a ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Diets; Forest management; Fungi; Habitat relationships; Pinus ponderosa; Ponderosa pine; Population dynamics; Sciurus aberti; Tassel eared squirrels

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUNGUS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

FUNGI; PINUS PONDEROSA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS ABERTI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042815000     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802719     Document Type: Article

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