Temporal dynamics in spatial organization of a rodent community in the Negev Highlands (Israel)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 263, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-218

  Shenbrot, Georgy ^a   Krasnov, Boris ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Community structure; Desert rodents; Guilds; Habitat selection; Niche overlap

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NICHE OVERLAP; RODENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NEGEV; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

RODENTIA;

EID: 2542490625     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005072     Document Type: Article

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