Is reproduction of the Australian house mouse (Mus domesticus) constrained by food? A large-scale field experiment

Oecologia

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 372-377

  Ylönen, Hannu ^a   Jacob, Jens ^b   Runcie, Myfanwy J ^b   Singleton, Grant R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food constraint; House mouse plague; Reproduction; Supplemental food; Water

Indexed keywords

FOOD LIMITATION; FOOD QUALITY; REPRODUCTION; RODENT;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; MUS; MUS DOMESTICUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038695054     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1207-6     Document Type: Article

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