Foraging strategies of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris L.) in a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) plantation

Red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) returned repeatedly to particular trees (defined as patches) within a Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) plantation to feed on pine seed endosperm which they extracted from within the cones (defined as the prey). The present study tested a hypothesis that such Favoured Tr...

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Main Author: Moller, Henrik
Published: University of Aberdeen 1983
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.345314