Measures of pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) burrow geometry: Correlates of fractal dimension

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 262, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 399-403

  Romañach, Stephanie S ^a,c   Le Comber, Steven C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Age; Burrow architecture; Sex; Thomomys bottae; Vegetation abundance

Indexed keywords

BURROW; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RODENT;

GEOMYIDAE; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; THOMOMYS; THOMOMYS BOTTAE;

EID: 16544367603     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004771     Document Type: Article

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