Home-range use patterns and movements of the Siberian flying squirrel in urban forests: Effects of habitat composition and connectivity

Movement Ecology - Tập 4 Số 1 - 2016
Sanna Mäkeläinen1, Henrik J. de Knegt2, Otso Ovaskainen2, Ilpo K. Hanski1
1Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS, University of Helsinki, P. O. Box 17 (P. Rautatiekatu 13), Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland
2Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, P. O. Box 65 (Viikinkaari 1), FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland

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