Effect of climatic fluctuations on body mass of a Mediterranean vole, Microtus cabrerae

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-83

  Fernández Salvador, Rosa ^a   García Perea, Rosa ^a   Ventura, Jacint ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body weight; Iberian peninsula; Microtus cabrerae

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CLIMATE VARIATION; DROUGHT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; RODENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CABRERA; MICROTUS CABRERAE; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 14944366533     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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