The influence of immigration on demography of sympatric voles

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 323-342

  Getz, Lowell L ^a   Oli, Madan K ^b   Hofmann, Joyce E ^c   McGuire, Betty ^d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Immigration; Meadow vole; Microtus ochrogaster; Microtus pennsylvanicus; Population dynamics; Prairie vole

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; IMMIGRATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE; POA;

EID: 24944569362     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03192629     Document Type: Article

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