Seasonal influences on burrowing activity of a subterranean rodent, Thomomys bottae

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 266, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 319-325

  Romañach, Stephanie S ^a,c   Reichman, O J ^a   Seabloom, E W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^c MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Activity; Burrowing; Pocket gopher; Soil moisture; Thomomys bottae; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BURROWING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

ANIMALIA; GEOMYIDAE; RODENTIA; THOMOMYS BOTTAE;

EID: 22344448357     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905006941     Document Type: Article

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