Spatial ecology of monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides) in a fragmented landscape of southern Chile

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Fontúrbel, Francisco E ^a,b   Silva Rodríguez, Eduardo A ^c   Cárdenas, Nelson H ^d   Jiménez, Jaime E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Laboratorio de Vida Silvestre   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS   (Chile)

Author keywords

Dromiciops gliroides; Habitat use; Home range; Southern Chile; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOTELEMETRY; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARSUPIAL; SCRUB; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATE FOREST;

CHILE;

DROMICIOPS GLIROIDES; METATHERIA; MICROBIOTHERIA;

EID: 72149104598     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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