Effects of prescribed fire and predator exclusion on refuge selection by Peromyscus gossypinus Le Conte (Cotton Mouse)

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 773-780

  Derrick, Anna M ^a   Conner, L Mike ^b   Castleberry, Steven B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOPHERUS; GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MAMMALIA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS GOSSYPINUS;

EID: 78650490993     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/058.009.0411     Document Type: Article

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