Does risk of predation by mammalian predators affect the spacing behaviour of rodents? Two large-scale experiments

Oecologia

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 487-492

  Jonsson, P ^a   Koskela, E ^b   Mappes, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Activity; Antipredatory behaviour; Breeding suppression; Mammalian versus avian predators; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RODENT; SPACING;

CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS;

EID: 0034030005     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050970     Document Type: Article

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