The northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus): A conservation challenge

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 897-907

  Weigl, Peter D ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Glaucomys; Heterothermy; Northern flying squirrel; Strongyloides; Truffles

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONSERVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HOME RANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MIXED FOREST; PLEISTOCENE; RELICT COMMUNITY; RODENT; TIMBER HARVESTING; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GLAUCOMYS; GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; SCIURIDAE; STRONGYLOIDES; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 36649003503     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-S-333RR.1     Document Type: Article

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