Microhabitat use and behavior of voles under weasel and raptor predation risk: Predator facilitation?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-34

  Korpimäki, Erkki ^a   Koivunen, Vesa ^a   Hakkarainen, Harri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antipredatory behavior; Field vole; Four year vole cycle; Kestrel; Least weasel; Microhabitat shift; Predator facilitation

Indexed keywords

FIELD VOLE; HABITAT USE; KESTREL; LEAST WEASEL; MICROHABITAT SHIFT; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR FACILITATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; WEASEL;

FINLAND;

FALCO TINNUNCULUS; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MUSTELA NIVALIS;

EID: 0029772596     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/7.1.30     Document Type: Article

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