Formation and contents of yellow-pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus) winter larders

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 309-318

  Kuhn, Kellie M ^a,b   Vander Wall, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Caloric content; Larder hoarding; Scatter hoarding; Sciuridae; Tamias amoenus; Winter larder; Yellow pine chipmunk

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIAS AMOENUS;

EID: 77749285719     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/064.069.0304     Document Type: Article

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