Body mass dynamics in the Mediterranean pine vole Microtus duodecimcostatus

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 245, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 299-305

  Paradis, Emmanuel ^a   Wang, Xiaoming ^b   Guédon, Gérald ^c   Croset, Henri ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Maison de l'Agric de Vendée   (France)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Body mass; Chitty effect; Microtines; Microtus duodecimcostatus; Population fluctuations

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RODENT;

FRANCE;

MICROTUS DUODECIMCOSTATUS;

EID: 0031826363     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998007080     Document Type: Article

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