Population changes of different predators during a water vole cycle in a central European mountainous habitat

Ecography

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 95-101

  Weber, J M ^a   Aubry, S ^b   Ferrari, N ^b   Fischer, C ^a   Lachat Feller, N ^b   Meia, J S ^c   Meyer, S ^b  

^a KORA   (Switzerland)

^b Institut de Zoologie   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY;

SWITZERLAND;

ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS SCHERMAN; ASIO OTUS; CANIDAE; MARTES FOINA; MELES MELES; MICROTUS RICHARDSONI; MURIDAE; MUSTELA PUTORIUS; MUSTELINAE; OTUS; STRIGIFORMES; TAXIDIINAE; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0036488437     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0587.2002.250111.x     Document Type: Article

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