Food availability and food habits of Indian giant flying squirrels (Petaurista philippensis) in Taiwan

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1330-1340

  Kuo, Chi Chien ^a   Lee, Ling Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Folivore; Petaurista philippensis; Phenology; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; HERBIVORE; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

CASTANOPSIS; CASTANOPSIS CUSPIDATA; FICUS SUPERBA; GLOCHIDION; PETAURISTA; PETAURISTA PHILIPPENSIS; PETAURISTINAE; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345134878     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BOS-039     Document Type: Article

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