Observations on the ecology, reproduction and behavior of Spermophilus Bennett, 1835 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-99

  Özkurt, Şakir ^a   Yiǧit, Nuri ^b   Çolak, Ercüment ^b   Sözen, Mustafa ^c   Moradi Gharkheloo, Mohammad ^d  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Zencan Universty ^*  (Iran)

Author keywords

Behavior; Ecology; Reproduction; Spermophilus; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RODENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TURKEY; WORLD;

ALLACTAGA; AVES; CITELLUS; CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MERIONES; MESOCRICETUS; MICROTUS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS CITELLUS; SPERMOPHILUS XANTHOPRYMNUS;

EID: 13644281560     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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