Population biology of small mammals in Pureora Forest Park: 2. The feral house mouse (Mus musculus)

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 253-269

  King, C M ^a,b   Innes, J G ^c   Flux, M ^d   Kimberley, M O ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d New Zealand Forest Res Inst Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

^e SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Age; Feral Mus musculus; Growth; Habitat effects; Irruption; Measurements; New Zealand; Population structure; Recruitment; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FERAL; HOUSE MOUSE; INTRODUCED MAMMAL; POPULATION BIOLOGY;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, PUREORA FOREST PARK;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030322345     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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