Body size variation of mammals in a fragmented, temperate rainforest

Conservation Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1059-1069

  Lomolino, Mark V ^a   Perault, David R ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b LYNCHBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corridors; Elevation; Forest fragmentation; Old growth forest; Rainforests

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BODY SIZE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LAND COVER; MAMMAL; NATIVE SPECIES; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RAINFOREST; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE FOREST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHREW; TREE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; SHREWS; TREES; WASHINGTON;

NORTH AMERICA; OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

CLETHRIONOMYS GAPPERI; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS KEENI; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; SOREX MONTICOLUS;

EID: 34447515476     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00727.x     Document Type: Article

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