Habitat selection and home range size of field voles Microtus agrestis in Słowiński National Park, Poland

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 325-333

  Borowski, Zbigniew ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Home range size; Microtus agrestis; Radiotelemetry; Space use

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; RANGE SIZE; RODENT; SPACE USE;

POLAND; SOWINSKI NATIONAL PARK;

BETULACEAE; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0141942103     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03194172     Document Type: Article

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