Young flying squirrels (Pteromys volans) dispersing in fragmented forests

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 564-571

  Selonen, Vesa ^a   Hanski, Ilpo K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dispersal direction; Dispersal path; Fragmentation; Landscape structure; Pteromys volans; Radio tracking; Short and long distance

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; PETAURISTINAE; PTEROMYS VOLANS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 3042823962     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh049     Document Type: Article

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