Conifer-seed preferences of small mammals

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 773-780

  Lobo, N ^a   Duong, M ^a   Millar, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FIELD METHOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; RODENT;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA; CLETHRIONOMYS GAPPERI; CONIFEROPHYTA; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS LONGICAUDUS; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; PHENACOMYS; PHENACOMYS INTERMEDIUS; PICEA GLAUCA; PINUS CONTORTA; RODENTIA;

EID: 69949179261     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-070     Document Type: Article

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