Size of internal organs and forage quality of herbivores: Are there differences between cycle phases in Microtus voles?

Oikos

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-66

  Klemola, Tero ^a   Koivula, Minna ^a   Korpimäki, Erkki ^a   Norrdahl, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIELD VOLE; FORAGE QUALITY; INTERNAL ORGAN; ORGAN SIZE; POPULATION CYCLE; SIBLING VOLE;

FINLAND;

MICROTUS; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MICROTUS ROSSIAEMERIDIONALIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030818417     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546516     Document Type: Article

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