The effect of predation risk on body weight in the field vole, Microtus agrestis

Oikos

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 277-285

  Carlsen, Michael ^a   Lodal, Jens ^a   Leirs, Herwig ^a   Secher Jensen, Thomas ^b  

^a Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FOOD INTAKE; PREDATION RISK; RODENT; WEIGHT;

AVES; CANIDAE; FELIS CATUS; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; MUSTELA VISON; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032715838     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546742     Document Type: Article

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