Influence of predator odour on the feeding behaviour of the root vole (Microtus oeconomus Pallas, 1776)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1791-1794

  Borowski, Zbigniew ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; OLFACTORY CUE;

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MURIDAE; MUSTELA ERMINEA; SORBUS; SORBUS AUCUPARIA;

EID: 0032456594     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-76-9-1791     Document Type: Article

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