Basking in the moonlight? Effect of illumination on capture success of the endangered giant kangaroo rat

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1205-1212

  Prugh, Laura ^a   Brashares, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

antipredator strategy; capture; Heteromyidae; lunar cycle; predator sensitive foraging

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIOMASS; CANID; CAPTURE METHOD; DATA SET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRASSLAND; HABITAT TYPE; LUNAR CYCLE; MOON; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION RISK; RODENT; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

CALIFORNIA; CARRIZO PLAIN; UNITED STATES;

CARRIZO; DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS INGENS; HETEROMYIDAE; RATTUS; RODENTIA; VULPES MACROTIS MUTICA;

EID: 77958487990     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-011.1     Document Type: Article

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