Patch occupancy by squirrels in fragmented deciduous forest: Effects of behavior

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-72

  Walpole, Aaron A ^a   Bowman, Jeff ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allee effect; Connectivity; Glaucomys; Habitat area; Occupancy; Sciuridae

Indexed keywords

GLAUCOMYS; GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; GLAUCOMYS VOLANS; PTEROMYINI; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; TAMIAS; TAMIAS STRIATUS; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 84871931260     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: 21903743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13364-010-0010-0     Document Type: Article

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