The use of species-specific cone remains of sympatric arboreal rodents to monitor their distribution

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 289-296

  Rima, P ^a   Aloise, G ^a   Cagnin, M ^a   Wauters, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cone remains; Glirids; Mediterranean; Pinus spp; Sciurids

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LOCAL EXTINCTION; MONITORING SYSTEM; RODENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

BASILICATA; CALABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CALLOSCIURUS FINLAYSONII; CONIFEROPHYTA; MYOXIDAE; MYOXUS GLIS; PINUS HALEPENSIS; PINUS LARICIO; PINUS NIGRA; PINUS PINASTER; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS VULGARIS; TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 34547725788     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000701286647     Document Type: Article

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