Spatial dynamics in breeding performance of a predator: The connection to prey availability

Oikos

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 391-396

  Ranta, Esa ^a   Byholm, Patrik ^a   Kaitala, Veijo ^a,b   Saurola, Pertti ^c   Lindén, Harto ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; SEX RATIO; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SYNCHRONY;

FINLAND;

ACCIPITER GENTILIS; PHASIANIDAE; RAPTORES;

EID: 0041410045     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12655.x     Document Type: Article

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