Do nomadic avian predators synchronize population fluctuations of small mammals? a field experiment

Oecologia

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 478-483

  Norrdahl, Kai ^a,b   Korpimäki, Erkki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Density manipulation of predators; Geographic synchrony; Owl; Population cycles; Raptor

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; RAPTORES; RODENTIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0029800565     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00333938     Document Type: Article

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