Garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) nest site selection in an alpine habitat

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-60

  Bertolino, S ^a   Cordero di Montezemolo, N ^a  

^a DIVAPRA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alps; Dormice; Habitat characteristics; Italy; Radio tracking; Resting sites; Rocky areas

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; NEST SITE; RODENT; SITE SELECTION; TRACKING;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; ELIOMYS; ELIOMYS QUERCINUS; MYOXIDAE;

EID: 34547415553     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2007.9522580     Document Type: Article

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