Microhabitat features influence the movements of red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) on unfamiliar ground

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 124-130

  Bakker, Victoria J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Microhabitat selection; Movement behavior; Red squirrels; Tamiasciurus hudsonicus; Translocation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CONNECTIVITY; MICROHABITAT; MOVEMENT; RODENT;

MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 33644587869     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/04-MAMM-A-050R2.1     Document Type: Article

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