Movement behaviour within and beyond perceptual ranges in three small mammals: Effects of matrix type and body mass

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1315-1323

  Prevedello, Jayme Augusto ^a   Forero Medina, Germán ^b   Vieira, Marcus Vinícius ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional connectivity; Matrix permeability; Matrix resistance; Movement patterns; Movement tortuosity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY MASS; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOME RANGE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MARSUPIAL; MOVEMENT; PATCH USE; TORTUOSITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; MARSUPIAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; MARSUPIALIA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TREES;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA; DIDELPHIDAE; MAMMALIA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; METATHERIA;

EID: 77958562399     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01736.x     Document Type: Article

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