Responses of stoats and least weasels to fluctuating food abundances: is the low phase of the vole cycle due to mustelid predation?

Oecologia

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 552-561

  Korpimäki, Erkki ^a   Norrdahl, Kai ^b   Rinta Jaskari, Tuija ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Least weasel; Numerical and functional responses; Stoat; Time lag; Vole cycle

Indexed keywords

LEAST WEASEL; POPULATION REGULATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; STOAT; VOLE; WEASEL;

FINLAND;

MICROTUS; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA MINUTA;

EID: 0026363434     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00317719     Document Type: Article

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