Population ecology of the gray-tailed vole, Microtus canicaudus

Northwest Science

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 334-340

  Wolff, Jerry O ^a   Manning, Tom ^a   Mark Meyers, S ^b   Bentley, Ray ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NW Research Station ^*  (United States)

^c National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROTUS CANICAUDUS;

ENDEMIC MAMMAL; FLOODING; GREY-TAILED VOLE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HOME RANGE; POPULATION REGULATION; RECRUITMENT;

USA, OREGON, WILLAMETTE VALLEY;

EID: 0030299288     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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