Long distance field crossings by hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) in fragmented landscapes

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 309-312

  Mortelliti, Alessio ^a   Santarelli, Luca ^a   Sozio, Giulia ^a   Fagiani, Stefano ^b   Boitani, Luigi ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Habitat loss and fragmentation; Homing; Small mammals; Translocation experiment

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; DISPERSAL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HEDGEROW; HOMING BEHAVIOR; RODENT; TRANSLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUSCARDINUS AVELLANARIUS; MYOXIDAE;

EID: 84878437620     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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