Activity budget and foraging behavior of introduced Callosciurus finlaysonii (Rodentia, Sciuridae) in Italy

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 254-259

  Bertolino, Sandro ^a   Mazzoglio, Peter J ^a   Vaiana, Manuela ^a   Currado, Italo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alien species; Bark stripping; Food resources; Indochina; Introduction; Italian habitats; Seasonal change

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CALLOSCIURUS; CALLOSCIURUS FINLAYSONII; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 16544376848     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BPR-009     Document Type: Article

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