Population dynamics of European ground squirrels (Spermophilus citellus) in a suburban area

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 615-626

  Hoffmann, Ilse E ^a   Millesi, Eva ^a   Huber, Susanne ^b   Everts, Lammina G ^c   Dittami, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age structure; Demography; Immigration; Longevity; Population density; Sex ratio; Spermophilus; Suburban; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; IMMIGRATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT; SUBURBAN AREA; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRIA;

RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS CITELLUS;

EID: 0038722751     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2003)084<0615:PDOEGS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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