Movement patterns of eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) near roads

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 895-903

  Ford, Adam T ^a   Fahrig, Lenore ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Barrier; Edge; Fragmentation; Highway; Pathway; Traffic; Translocation; Vehicle

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; AVOIDANCE REACTION; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MORTALITY; MOVEMENT; ROAD TRANSPORT; RODENT; TRACKING; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSLOCATION;

TAMIAS STRIATUS;

EID: 51349148053     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-320.1     Document Type: Article

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