Reproductive effort of female bank voles in a risky environment

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 591-598

  Mappes, T ^a   Ylonen, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breeding tactics; Competition; Microtine cycles; Predation risk; Reproductive costs; Reproductive effort

Indexed keywords

BANK VOLE; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

ANIMALIA; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MURIDAE; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 0030868105     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-997-1514-1     Document Type: Article

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