Survival and reproduction of resident and immigrant female root voles (Microtus oeconomus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 763-766

  Johannesen, Edda ^a   Andreassen, Harry P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

MICROTUS OECONOMUS;

EID: 0031698158     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-76-4-763     Document Type: Article

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