Activity patterns of the common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) in different Mediterranean ecosystems

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 262, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-294

  Panchetti, Fabiana ^a   Amori, Giovanni ^b   Carpaneto, Giuseppe M ^a   Sorace, Alberto ^c  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Hibernation; Mediterranean ecosystem; Muscardinus avellanarius; Nest boxes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DORMANCY; HIBERNATION; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CIMINI MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; ILEX; MUSCARDINUS AVELLANARIUS; MYOXIDAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS CERRIS; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS PUBESCENS; RODENTIA;

EID: 1542288705     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004618     Document Type: Article

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