Three-dimensional use of space by a tropical rainforest rodent, Melomys cervinipes, and its implications for foraging and home-range size

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 577-582

  Rader, Romina ^a   Krockenberger, Andrew ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOREST CANOPY; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; RAINFOREST; RODENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

MELOMYS CERVINIPES; RODENTIA;

EID: 33751059930     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR04117     Document Type: Article

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