Risk of parasite-induced predation: An experimental field study on Townsend's voles (Microtus townsendii)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1286-1292

  Steen, Harald ^a,c   Taitt, Mary ^b   Krebs, Charles J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC Open University   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE EFFECTS; RISKS;

PREDATION;

BIOLOGY;

MORTALITY; PARASITE INFESTATION; PREDATION RISK; RODENT;

CANADA;

LEPUS; LEPUS AMERICANUS; MICROTUS; MICROTUS TOWNSENDII; MURIDAE; PHASIANIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0346034901     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-115     Document Type: Article

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