The contribution of the vegetable material layer to the insulation capacities and water proofing of artificial Mus spicilegus mounds

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 327-331

  Szenczi, Péter ^a   Kopcsó, Dániel ^a   Bánszegi, Oxána ^a   Altbäcker, Vilmos ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Burrowing; Insulation; Mound building mouse; Nest quality; Overwintering

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BURROW; BURROWING; COLD REGION; FOOD LIMITATION; INSULATION; NEST; OVERWINTERING; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RODENT; SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE INVERSION; VEGETATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS SPICILEGUS;

EID: 84864511179     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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