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Activity budget and foraging behaviour of red squirrels ( Sciurus vulgaris ) in coniferous and deciduous habitats
Author(s) -
Wauters L.,
Swinnen C.,
Dhondt A. A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1992.tb04345.x
Subject(s) - sciurus , foraging , biology , deciduous , habitat , ecology , sciurus carolinensis
Activity pattern, activity budget and foraging behaviour are compared between radiotagged squirrels in a coniferous and a deciduous habitat. Differences between habitats are explained in terms of differences in food availability, food choice and feeding rate.