Rodent seed predation and GUDs: Effect of burning and topography

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1279-1285

  Reed, A W ^a,b   Kaufman, G A ^a   Kaufman, D W ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept of Ecol Evolutionary Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; LIMESTONE;

PRAIRIE; SEED PREDATION;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

ABUNDANCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MICROHABITAT; PRAIRIE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RODENT; SEED PREDATION;

RODENTIA;

EID: 30444458527     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-124     Document Type: Article

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