Effects of seed masting of bilberry, oak and spruce on sympatric populations of bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) and wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) in southern Norway

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 258, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 459-468

  Selås, Vidar ^a   Framstad, Erik ^b   Spidsø, Tor K ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Apodemus; Clethrionomys; Masting; Population cycles

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORE; MASTING; POPULATION CYCLE; RODENT;

NORWAY;

ABIES; ANIMALIA; APODEMUS; APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; CLETHRIONOMYS; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MURIDAE; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; QUERCUS; QUERCUS PETRAEA; RODENTIA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0036910308     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902001619     Document Type: Article

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