Influences of patch size and microhabitat on the demography of two old-field rodents

Oikos

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 453-462

  Dooley Jr , James L ^a   Bowers, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; PATCH SIZE;

MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS;

EID: 0030303757     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545886     Document Type: Article

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