Movement distances of two species of sympatric rodents in linear habitats of Central Argentine agro-ecosystems

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-63

  Gomez, Daniela ^a,b   Sommaro, Lucía ^a,b   Steinmann, Andrea ^a,b   Chiappero, Marina ^a,c   Priotto, Jose ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Akodon azarae; Calomys venustus; Field borders; Generalized linear mixed models; Movement distances

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MOVEMENT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT; SEASONALITY; SEX ROLE; SYMPATRY;

ARGENTINA;

AKODON AZARAE; AVES; CALOMYS VENUSTUS; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 78650216262     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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