American pikas (Ochotona princeps) in northwestern Nevada: A newly discovered population at a low-elevation site

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-14

  Beever, Erik A ^a,e   Wilkening, Jenifer L ^b   McIvor, Donald E ^c   Weber, Shana S ^d   Brussard, Peter F ^b  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c National Audubon Society   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromus teetorum; Double sampling; Hay piles; Ochotona princeps; Rapid climate change; Remote temperature recorders

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; OCHOTONA PRINCEPS; OCHOTONIDAE;

EID: 42249104560     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2008)68[8:APOPIN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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