Spatial organization of the fat dormouse (Glis glis) in an oak-hornbeam forest during the mating and post-mating season

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-127

  Scinski M ^a   Borowski, Z ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Glis glis; Home range; Mast year; Mating system; Spatial organization

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DECIDUOUS FOREST; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; NEST SITE; RANGE SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TERRITORIALITY;

BIALOWIEZA FOREST; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

CARPINUS; CARPINUS BETULUS; MYOXUS; MYOXUS GLIS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 39249084668     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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