Density dependence in fluctuating grey-sided vole populations

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 14-24

  Saitoh, Takashi ^a   Stenseth, Nils Chr ^b   Bjørnstad, Ottar N ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clethrionomys rufocanus; direct and delayed density dependence; Gompertz model; population dynamics; Ricker model

Indexed keywords

DELAYED MATURITY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GREY-SIDED VOLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

JAPAN, HOKKAIDO;

CLETHRIONOMYS RUFOCANUS;

EID: 0030621374     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5960     Document Type: Article

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