Nest Site Characteristics of the Endangered Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus) in Southwest Virginia

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 321-331

  Hackett, H Mundy ^a,b   Pagels, John F ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOREST; HABITAT SELECTION; NEST SITE; RODENT;

MOUNT ROGERS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

GLAUCOMYS; GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS COLORATUS; PETAURISTINAE; PICEA RUBENS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 0142124113     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2003)150[0321:NSCOTE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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