Patch selection and tree-seedling predation by resident vs. immigrant meadow voles

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2951-2956

  Pusenius, J ^a   Ostfeld, R S ^a   Keesing, F ^a  

^a NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Foraging behavior; Habitat selection; Herbivory; Meadow vole; Microtus pennsylvanicus; Old field succession; Source sink dynamics; Tree seedling predation

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; PATCH USE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RODENT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

ACER RUBRUM; BETULA LENTA; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS;

EID: 0033748038     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2951:PSATSP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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