Population dynamics of Oryzomys palustris and Microtus pennsylvanicus in Virginia tidal marshes

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 295-306

  Bloch, Christopher P ^a,b   Rose, Robert K ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE; ORYZOMYS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 33645731666     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2005)012[0295:PDOOPA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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