Response of two low-density populations of Peromyscus leucopus to increased food availability

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 267-279

  Yunger, John A ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food supplementation; Mast production; Northern Illinois; Peromyscus leucopus; Whitefooted mouse

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; MASTING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ECOLOGY; PREDATION; RODENT;

UNITED STATES;

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; QUERCUS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036189043     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2002)083<0267:ROTLDP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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