Vole population fluctuations: Why and when?

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 209-218

  Getz, Lowell L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus); Population cycles; Population fluctuations; Prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster); Voles

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT;

MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 24944452817     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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