Mechanisms determining the spatial distribution of microtine predators on the arctic tundra

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-98

  Wiklund, Christer G ^a   Kjellén, Nils ^b   Isakson, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Ecology Building   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Co occurrences; Distribution; Guild structure; Lemmings; Microtine predators

Indexed keywords

CO-OCCURRENCE; LEMMING; LONG-TAILED SKUA; POMARINE SKUA; ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD; SNOWY OWL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SIBERIA;

EID: 0031983247     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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