Mongolian gerbils and Daurian pikas responded differently to changes in precipitation in the Inner Mongolian grasslands

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 648-656

  Wang, G ^a   Zhong, W ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Density independence; Population dynamics; Precipitation density interaction; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GRASSLAND; POPULATION GROWTH; RAINFALL; SMALL MAMMAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

GERBILLINAE; MAMMALIA; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; OCHOTONA DAUURICA;

EID: 33646542728     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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