Female striped mice (Rhabdomys pumilio) change their home ranges in response to seasonal variation in food availability

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 452-458

  Schradin, Carsten ^a,b   Pillay, Neville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Annuals; Habitat variation; Migration; Succulent Karoo

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HOME RANGE; MIGRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMALL MAMMAL;

AFRICA; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RHABDOMYS PUMILIO;

EID: 33645701046     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arj047     Document Type: Article

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