Small mammal mycophagy in hemiboreal forest communities of Lithuania

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 446-456

  Kataržytė, Marija ^a   Kutorga, Ernestas ^b,c  

^a KLAIPEDA UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^c Nature Research Centre   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Apodemus; diet; fungal diversity; Myodes; Sorex

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APODEMUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; ELAPHOMYCES; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; MUS; PICEA; SOREX; SOREX ARANEUS; SOREX HOYI; SOREX MINUTUS;

EID: 79955478451     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-011-0006-z     Document Type: Article

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