Spacing patterns of a tropical forest rodent, the spiny rat (Proechimys semispinosus), in Panama

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 265, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-155

  Endries, Mark J ^a,b   Adler, Gregory H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Home range; Mating system; Proechimys; Radio telemetry; Rodent

Indexed keywords

BURROW; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ECHIMYIDAE; PROECHIMYS; PROECHIMYS SEMISPINOSUS; RODENTIA; SPINY;

EID: 13744263017     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904006144     Document Type: Article

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