Home range areas and activity patterns of red tree voles (Arborimus longicaudus) in western Oregon

Northwest Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-286

  Swingle, James K ^a,b   Forsman, Eric D ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ARBOREAL SPECIES; BREEDING SEASON; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; NEST SITE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; RANGE SIZE; RODENT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

ARBORIMUS LONGICAUDUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 68049147172     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3955/046.083.0310     Document Type: Article

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