Seasonal variability in the use of space by western gray squirrels in southcentral Washington

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 511-516

  Linders, Mary J ^a   West, Stephen D ^b   Vander Haegen, W Matthew ^a  

^a WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixed kernel; Home range size; Minimum convex polygon; Sciurus griseus; Tree squirrels; Washington; Western gray squirrel

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPACE USE;

KLICKITAT COUNTY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; SCIURUS GRISEUS;

EID: 2642518126     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2004)085<0511:SVITUO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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