Cyclic dynamics in field vole populations and generalist predation

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 106-119

  Lambin, Xavier ^a   Petty, Steve J ^b   Mackinnon, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional response; Generalist predators; Mustela nivalis; Population cycles; Specialist predators

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GENERALIST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; RODENT;

ENGLAND; EUROPE; FENNOSCANDIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

CANIDAE; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; MUSTELA NIVALIS; PICEA; RODENTIA; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO; VULPES;

EID: 0033973553     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00380.x     Document Type: Article

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