Resource tracking by eastern chipmunks: The sampling of renewing patches

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 536-548

  Hall, C L ^a,b   Humphries, M M ^a,b   Kramer, D L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD PRODUCTS;

BURROWS; CHIPMUNK FORAGING STRATEGY; CHIPMUNKS;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

FOOD QUALITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PATCH DYNAMICS; RODENT; SAMPLING; TRACKING;

ANIMALIA; TAMIAS STRIATUS;

EID: 34547158246     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-030     Document Type: Article

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