The distribution of fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) leaf nests within forest fragments in central Indiana

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 369-377

  Salsbury, Carmen M ^a   Dolan, Rebecca W ^a   Pentzer, Emily B ^a  

^a BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NEST SITE; RODENT; SITE SELECTION; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS NIGER;

EID: 1942442128     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2004)151[0369:TDOFSS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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