Does avian predation risk depress reproduction of voles?

Oecologia

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 149-153

  Klemola, Tero ^a   Korpimäki, Erkki ^a   Norrdahl, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Avian predation risk; Breeding suppression; Indirect effects of predation; Reproductive investment; Voles

Indexed keywords

PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT; RODENT;

CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MICROTUS ROSSIAEMERIDIONALIS; MICROTUS ROSSIAEMERIDIONATIS;

EID: 2642699937     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050501     Document Type: Article

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