Population dynamics of mountain hare Lepus timidus populations in Finland

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 299-307

  Kauhala, Kaarina ^a   Helle, Pekka ^a   Hiltunen, Matti ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Hare population cycle; Lepus timidus; Mountain hare; Productivity; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

LEPUS; LEPUS TIMIDUS;

EID: 29144462066     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2005)11[299:PDOMHL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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