Interaction between seasonal density-dependence structures and length of the seasons explain the geographical structure of the dynamics of voles in Hokkaido: An example of seasonal forcing

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 269, Issue 1503, 2002, Pages 1853-1863

  Stenseth, Nils Chr ^a   Kittilsen, Marte O ^a   Hjermann, Dag Ø ^a   Viljugrein, Hildegunn ^a   Saitoh, Takashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clethrionomys rufocanus; Geographical gradient; Predation; Predator swamping; State space modelling; Winter food shortages

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FOOD LIMITATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATION; RODENT;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; ECOLOGY; FOOD STORAGE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; PREDATION; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SWAMP; VOLE; WINTER; ANIMAL; ARVICOLINAE; GEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON;

HOKKAIDO; JAPAN;

CLETHRIONOMYS; CLETHRIONOMYS RUFOCANUS; MURIDAE; MUSTELA NIVALIS; RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; JAPAN; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS;

EID: 0037159053     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2099     Document Type: Article

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