Space use and juvenile recruitment in gray-tailed voles in response to intruder pressure and food abundance

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-43

  Wolff, Jerry O ^a,c   Schauber, Eric M ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food defense; Infanticide, juvenile recruitment; Microtus canicaudus; Pup defense; Space use; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; MICROTUS CANICAUDUS; MURIDAE;

GREY-TAILED VOLE; RECRUITMENT;

EID: 0030474032     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.96-2     Document Type: Article

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