Territorial behaviour and reproductive success of bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus females

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 341-349

  Koskela, Esa ^a   Mappes, Tapio ^a   Ylönen, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

home range; infanticide; reproductive cycle; space defence; spacing behaviour

Indexed keywords

CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS;

BANK VOLE; HOME RANGE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TERRITORIALITY;

EID: 0030619965     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5980     Document Type: Article

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