Usage patterns of Mediterranean agro-forest habitat components by wood mice Apodemus sylvaticus

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 268-273

  Rosalino, Luís M ^a   Ferreira, Dulce ^a   Leitão, Inês ^a   Santos Reis, Margarida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Arboreality; Habitat use; Home range; Mediterranean landscapes; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ARBOREAL SPECIES; CONIFEROUS FOREST; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RADIOTELEMETRY; RODENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; MAMMALIA; MUS; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 79953155482     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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