Paradoxical avoidance of enriched habitats: Have we failed to appreciate omnivores?

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2568-2577

  Morris, Douglas W ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Competition; Deer mice; Ecology of fear; Food web; Habitat selection; Ideal free distribution; Omnivore; Paradox of enrichment; Population regulation; Predation risk; Red backed voles

Indexed keywords

FOOD WEB; HABITAT SELECTION; OMNIVORY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION REGULATION; PREDATION RISK; SMALL MAMMAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CERVIDAE; CLETHRIONOMYS; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; PEROMYSCUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 26044450539     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0909     Document Type: Article

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