Are mature female voles more susceptible than immature ones to avian predation?

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 389-393

  Koivunen, Vesa ^a   Korpimäki, Erkki ^a   Hakkarainen, Harri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cost of reproduction; Field vole; Maturity status; Predation risk; Tengmalm's owl

Indexed keywords

PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SEXUAL MATURITY;

AEGOLIUS FUNEREUS; MICROTUS AGRESTIS;

EID: 0032124341     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(98)80043-X     Document Type: Article

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