Alien species and interspecific competition: Effects of introduced eastern grey squirrels on red squirrel population dynamics

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-35

  Gurnell, John ^a   Wauters, Luc A ^a   Lurz, Peter W W ^b   Tosi, Guido ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demographic processes; Fecundity; Invasive species; Sciurus carolinensis; Sciurus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FITNESS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; RESIDENCE TIME; RODENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CAROLINENSIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; SCIURUS VULGARIS; TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 1342286721     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2004.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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