Predation and population cycles of small mammals: A reassessment of the predation hypothesis

BioScience

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 754-764

  Korpimäki, Erkki ^a   Krebs, Charles J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030460641     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1312851     Document Type: Review

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