Reproduction, juvenile survival and retention in an urban fox squirrel population

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-184

  McCleery, Robert A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fox squirrel; Reproduction; Sciurus niger; Source; Urban

Indexed keywords

SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS NIGER;

EID: 64149098804     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-008-0074-7     Document Type: Article

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