Experimental tests of predation and food hypotheses for population cycles of voles

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1441, 2000, Pages 351-356

  Klemola, Tero ^a   Koivula, Minna ^a   Korpimäki, Erkki ^a   Norrdahl, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Delayed effects; Field experiment; Microtus; Predator exclusion; Small mustelids; Three to five year population cycles

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FOOD LIMITATION; PREDATION; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FINLAND; FOOD INTAKE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLE; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MURIDAE; MUSTELIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034701088     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1008     Document Type: Article

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