Interspecific competition in small rodents: From populations to individuals

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 423-440

  Eccard, Jana A ^a   Ylönen, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clethrionomys; Competitive exclusion; Habitat selection; Interspecific competition; Life history; Microtus; Review

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION ECOLOGY; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; CLETHRIONOMYS; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0345015448     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027305410005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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