Factors influencing the acquisition of rodent carrion by vertebrate scavengers and decomposers

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 502-509

  DeVault, Travis L ^a   Brisbin Jr , I Lehr ^b   Rhodes Jr , Olin E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ANIMAL CARCASSES; VERTEBRATE SCAVENGERS;

BIODIVERSITY;

CARRION; DECOMPOSITION; RODENT; SCAVENGER; TEMPERATURE;

NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH RIVER SITE; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LETHRINIDAE; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3142520132     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z04-022     Document Type: Article

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