Distribution and activity of the introduced Tamias sibiricus (Laxmann 1769) in an urban park in Rome, Italy

Mammalia

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-90

  Benassi, Giulia ^a   Bertolino, Sandro ^b  

^a DIVAPRA Entomology and Zoology ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alien species; Annual activity; Red squirrel; Sciurus vulgaris; Siberian chipmunk

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANNUAL VARIATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RODENT; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS VULGARIS; TAMIAS SIBIRICUS; TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 79951764716     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2010.066     Document Type: Article

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