Riverine peninsulas: An experimental approach to homing in white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 408-413

  Klee, Ryan V ^a   Mahoney, Anika C ^a   Christopher, Cory C ^a   Barrett, Gary W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMING BEHAVIOR; NATURAL BARRIER; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; RIVER; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 1942441769     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2004)151[0408:RPAEAT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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