Causes and consequences of natal dispersal in root voles, Microtus oeconomus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1355-1366

  Gundersen, Gry ^a   Andreassen, Harry P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; MALE BEHAVIOR; NATAL DISPERSAL;

MICROTUS OECONOMUS;

EID: 0032465433     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0911     Document Type: Article

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