Effects of predators on structure of the burrows of voles

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1114-1121

  Harper, Steven J ^a   Batzli, George O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

avoidance of voles burrows; Microtus; predator; risk of predation

Indexed keywords

MICROTUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 0030468701     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382793     Document Type: Article

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