Trophic habits of muscardinus avellanarius (mammalia gliridae) as revealed by multiple stable isotope analysis

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-223

  Sara M ^a   Sara G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diet; Mediterranean woodlands; Muscardinus avellanarius; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DIET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; JUVENILE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MIXED FOREST; ORGANIC MATTER; RODENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; WOODLAND;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA; FAGUS; ILEX; ILEX AQUIFOLIUM; MAMMALIA; MUSCARDINUS AVELLANARIUS; MYOXIDAE; PARUS CAERULEUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 35549004147     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2007.9522563     Document Type: Article

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