Proximal cues of pocket gopher burrow plugging behavior: Influence of light, burrow openings, and temperature

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 340-345

  Werner, Scott J ^a,b   Nolte, Dale L ^b   Provenza, Frederick D ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral cues; Fossorial; Habitat preference; Thermal ecology; Thomomys mazama; Thomomys talpoides

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; HABITAT USE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MAMMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 20544464861     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.04.024     Document Type: Article

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