The coexistence of Fox (Sciurus niger) and gray (S. caroliniensis) squirrels in the Chicago metropolitan area

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 335-347

  Van Der Merwe, Marius ^a   Brown, Joel S ^b   Jackson, Wendy M ^b  

^a KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicago Metropolitan Area; Coexistence; Fox squirrel; Gray squirrel; Sciurus; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; SCIURUS NIGER;

EID: 29144438146     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-005-4865-9     Document Type: Article

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