Seasonal changes in home ranges of Abert's squirrels: Impact of mating season

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 404-411

  Edelman, A J ^a,b   Koprowski, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION;

ABERT'S SQUIRRELS; MOUNT GRAHAM RED SQUIRRELS; SEASONAL CHANGES; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS GRAHAMENSIS;

BIODIVERSITY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; HOME RANGE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MATING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ABERT LAKE; ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS PONDEROSA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS ABERTI; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS GRAHAMENSIS;

EID: 33744963202     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z06-009     Document Type: Article

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