Breeding patterns and demography of a population of the Cabrera vole, Microtus cabrerae

Animal Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-161

  Fernández Salvador, Rosa ^a   Ventura, Jacint ^a   García Perea, Rosa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Iberian Peninsula; Microtus cabrerae; Patch size; Population dynamics; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; PATCH SIZE; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; RODENT;

MICROTUS; MICROTUS CABRERAE; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 31444450532     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1570756053993497     Document Type: Article

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