Age variation in a fluctuating population of the common vole

Oecologia

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 527-532

  Jánová, Eva ^a   Heroldová, Marta ^b   Nesvadbová, Jiřina ^b   Bryja, Josef ^b   Tkadlec, Emil ^b,c  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Age structure; Arvicolines; Microtus; Population cycles; Senescence

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; POPULATION CYCLE; RODENT; SENESCENCE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; MORAVIA;

ANIMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 17544399076     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1379-0     Document Type: Article

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