Population cycles in microtines: The senescence hypothesis

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 196-219

  Boonstra, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

age structure; microtines; population cycles; population demography; senescence

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; LEMMING; POPULATION CYCLE; VOLE;

MICROTINAE;

EID: 0028163059     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: 15738477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01238250     Document Type: Article

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