Factors influencing movement distances of two species of sympatric voles

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 647-654

  Getz, Lowell L ^a   Oli, Madan K ^b   Hofmann, Joyce E ^c   McGuire, Betty ^d   Ozgul, Arpat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Home range; Microtus ochrogaster; Microtus pennsylvanicus; Movement distance; Voles

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; PRAIRIE; RODENT; VEGETATION COVER;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE; POA;

EID: 24344484114     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)086[0647:FIMDOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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