Habitat selection by two sympatric rodent species in the Monte desert, Argentina. First data for Eligmodontia moreni and Octomys mimax

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-185

  Traba, J ^a   Acebes, P ^a   Campos, V E ^b   Giannoni, S M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Eligmodontia moreni; Niche breadth; Niche overlap; Octomys mimax; Plant composition; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; COEXISTENCE; DATA SET; GENERALIST; HABITAT SELECTION; MICROHABITAT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NICHE OVERLAP; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RODENT; SPECIALIST; SYMPATRY;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA; MONTE DESERT; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; CACTACEAE; CRICETIDAE; ELIGMODONTIA MORENI; LARREA TRIDENTATA; OCTODONTIDAE; OCTOMYS MIMAX; PROSOPIS; RODENTIA; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 71549171383     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.06.017     Document Type: Article

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