The impact of long-term continuous risk of predation on two species of gerbils

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 464-474

  Abramsky, Zvika ^a   Rosenzweig, Michael L ^b   Belmaker, Jonathan ^a   Bar, Avihad ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; LIGHTING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AVIAN PREDATION; GERBILS;

BIODIVERSITY;

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT EFFECT; PREDATION RISK; RODENT;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GERBILLINAE; GERBILLUS; GERBILLUS ALLENBYI; GERBILLUS PYRAMIDUM; RODENTIA;

EID: 3142594461     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z04-007     Document Type: Article

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