Does risk of small mustelid predation affect the oestrous cycle in the bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1159-1163

  Koskela, Esa ^a   Horne, Taina J ^b   Mappes, Tapio ^b   Ylönen, Hannu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANK VOLE; OESTROUS CYCLE;

CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MUSTELA NIVALIS NIVALIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030131627     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0117     Document Type: Article

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