Optimally foraging mice match patch use with habitat differences in fitness

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2061-2066

  Morris, D W ^a   Davidson, D L ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fitness; Foraging; Giving up density (GUD); Habitat selection; Life history; Natural selection; Ontario; Patch use; Peromyscus; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; FITNESS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOREST EDGE; PATCH USE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT;

EID: 0033850164     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2061:OFMMPU]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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