Feeding by the common dormouse (muscardinus avellanarius): a review

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-159

  Juškaitis, Rimvydas ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Acorns; Diet; Habitats; Hazel; Insects; Vegetable food

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011154984     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.2007.10512827     Document Type: Article

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