Do radio-collars increase the predation risk of small rodents?

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 377-386

  Korpimaki E ^a   Koivunen, V ^a   Hakkarainen, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bank vole; Microtus voles; Predation risk; Prey behaviour; Radio telemetry; Raptor; Tengmalm's owl

Indexed keywords

AEGOLIUS FUNEREUS; AVES; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; GALLIFORMES; MICROTUS; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; RAPTORES; RODENTIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0030455596     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1996.9522910     Document Type: Article

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