Modeling contemporary range retraction in Great Basin pikas (Ochotona princeps) using data on microclimate and microhabitat

Quaternary International

Volumn 235, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 77-88

  Wilkening, Jennifer L ^a   Ray, Chris ^b   Beever, Erik A ^a,c   Brussard, Peter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL EXTINCTION; MICROCLIMATE; MICROHABITAT; MODELING; RANGE SIZE; SMALL MAMMAL; VEGETATION COVER;

GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES;

OCHOTONA PRINCEPS; OCHOTONIDAE;

EID: 78649304565     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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