Gathering food from rodent nests in Siberia

Journal of Ethnobiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 184-202

  Ståhlberg, Sabira ^a   Svanberg, Ingvar ^a  

^a Box 514 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

gathering edible roots; human rodent relationship; plundering rodent stores; Siberia; winter food resources

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 78650347118     PISSN: 02780771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-30.2.184     Document Type: Conference Paper

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