Cost of foraging in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum: Effect of soil hardness

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 661-667

  Luna, Facundo ^a   Antinuchi, C Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FOOD SUPPLY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METABOLISM; SOIL MECHANICS;

BURROW CONSTRUCTION; BURROWING EFFICIENCY; DIGGING MODE; SOIL HARDNESS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BURROW; BURROWING; HARDNESS; RODENT; SOIL PROPERTY;

ANIMALIA; CTENOMYS TALARUM; GERVAIS; RODENTIA; THOMOMYS BOTTAE;

EID: 33747059515     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-040     Document Type: Article

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