Hair tubes for estimating site occupancy and activity-density of Sorex minutus

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 445-450

  Pocock, Michael J O ^a   Bell, Sophie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; Habitat use; Monitoring; Pygmy shrew; Soricidae; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAIT; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRASSLAND; HABITAT USE; HAIR; HEDGEROW; HETEROGENEITY; SITE SELECTION; SMALL MAMMAL; TRAPPING; WOODLAND;

MAMMALIA; SOREX HOYI; SOREX MINUTUS; SORICIDAE;

EID: 79956344166     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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