Nest site selection by western gray squirrels at their Northern range Terminus

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-25

  Gregory, Sara C ^a   Vander Haegen, W Matthew ^b   Chang, Wan Ying ^b   West, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mistletoe; Nest selection; Sciurus griseus; Threatened species; Washington; Western gray squirrel

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BASAL AREA; BROOD REARING; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUNGUS; NEST SITE; RODENT; SITE SELECTION;

OKANOGAN COUNTY; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ARCEUTHOBIUM; ARCEUTHOBIUM PUSILLUM; CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI; PINUS PONDEROSA; QUERCUS; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS GRISEUS; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 73449087625     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-021     Document Type: Article

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