Multiannual vole cycles and population regulation during long winters: An analysis of seasonal density dependence

American Naturalist

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-139

  Hansen, Thomas F ^a,b   Stenseth, Nils C ^a,b   Henttonen, Heikki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Det Norske Videnskaps Akademi   (Norway)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bivariate time series analysis; Clethrionomys rufocanus; Gray sided vole; Microtine; Population fluctuations; Rodent community; Seasonality; Vole cycles

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; POPULATION CYCLE; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

FINLAND; KILPISJARVI; LAPLAND;

CLETHRIONOMYS RUFOCANUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032886067     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303229     Document Type: Article

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