Second-order feedback and climatic effects determine the dynamics of a small rodent population in a temperate forest of South America

Population Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-24

  Murúa, Roberto ^a   González, Luz A ^a   Lima, Mauricio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Climate; Longhaired field mouse; Population cycles

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ABROTHRIX; ABROTHRIX LONGIPILIS; ARVICOLINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0038142268     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-003-0135-y     Document Type: Article

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