Effects of predation risk on cultivated walnut {Juglans regia seeds hoarding behavior by David's rock squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus) in enclosure

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 358-364

  Wang, Wei ^a   Zhang, Hongmao ^b,c   Zhang, Zhibin ^b  

^a CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fence effect; Microhabitat selection; Predation risk; Sciurotamias davidianus; Seed hoarding

Indexed keywords

JUGLANS; JUGLANS REGIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA SIBIRICA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIUROTAMIAS DAVIDIANUS; SPERMOPHILUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 53549091332     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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