Marmot distribution and habitat associations in the Great Basin

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 471-481

  Floyd, Chris H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal mammals; Climatic change; Great Basin; Holodiscus discolor; Marmot; Marmota flaviventris; Talus

Indexed keywords

HOLODISCUS; HOLODISCUS DISCOLOR; MAMMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; OCHOTONA; OCHOTONA PRINCEPS; OCHOTONIDAE; PICEA; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES); SCIURIDAE; SERPENTES; SOREX; SOREX PALUSTRIS; SORICIDAE;

EID: 7744225734     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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