Home range and activity of northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) in the Sierra Nevada

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-28

  Wilson, James A ^a,b   Kelt, Douglas A ^a   Van Vuren, Dirk H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 41149115741     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2008)53[21:HRAAON]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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