Late dry season habitat use of common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) in neotropical lower montane agricultural areas

Late dry season habitat use of common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) in neotropical lower montane agricultural areas

Three Didelphis marsupialis were radio tracked during late dry season (23 February-26 April, 1983) in agricultural area at 1500 m elevation in Central Valley, Costa Rica. All animals were nocturnally active, significantly more so between 2100-0300 h. Fifty diurnal den site locations were found, 96%...

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Main Authors:	Christopher S. Vaughan, L. Foster Hawkins
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de Costa Rica 1999-06-01
Series:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:	Costa Rica Didelphis marsupialis habitat use home range living fence rows dens radio-telemetry windbreaks
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441999000100027

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