Winter huddling groups in the striped mouse

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 693-698

  Schradin, C ^a,b   Schubert, M ^a   Pillay, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DATA REDUCTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT LOSSES; RAIN;

MORTALITY; RODENTS;

BIODIVERSITY;

GROUP BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT; WINTER;

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

AVES; RHABDOMYS PUMILIO; RODENTIA;

EID: 33747071972     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-048     Document Type: Article

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