Mortality of lemmings, Lemmus lemmus, at peak density in a mountainous area of Norway

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 831-835

  Steen, H ^a,d   Holst, J C ^b   Solhoy T ^c   Bjerga, M ^c   Klaussen, E ^a   Prestegard, I ^a   Sundt, R C ^b   Johannesen, O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d 6270 University Boulevard ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCASS DENSITY; LEMMING; MORTALITY; PREDATION;

FINSE; NORWAY;

LEMMUS LEMMUS;

EID: 0031435514     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb01980.x     Document Type: Article

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