Initiation of breeding after winter in bank voles: Effects of food and population density

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1743-1753

  Eccard, J A ^a   Ylonen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; FORESTRY; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEED;

BREEDING;

BIOLOGY;

DIET; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GRASSLAND; POPULATION DENSITY; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; HELIANTHUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MURIDAE; PICEA; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035651938     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z01-133     Document Type: Article

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