Effect of direct and indirect cues of predation risk on the foraging behavior of the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-28

  Fanson, Benjamin G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MUS; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 77950240214     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/045.017.0102     Document Type: Article

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