The effect of increased ground-level habitat complexity on mouse population dynamics

Wildlife Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 565-572

  Arthur, A D ^a,b   Pech, R P ^a,b   Drew, A ^b   Gifford, E ^a,b   Henry, S ^a,b   McKeown, A ^b  

^a Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research Centre   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT;

CALLITRIS; CUPRESSUS; MUS MUSCULUS; RODENTIA; WIDDRINGTONIA CEDARBERGENSIS;

EID: 0842285728     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02071     Document Type: Article

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