Long-term studies of small mammal communities in arid and semiarid environments

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 773-775

  Stapp, Paul ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

community structure; desert rodents; long term research; rainfall; resource pulses

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; RAINFALL; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RODENT; SEMIARID REGION;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 77955881522     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-S-154.1     Document Type: Article

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