Vole population fluctuations: Factors that initiate and determine intervals between them in Microtus pennsylvanicus

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 841-847

  Getz, Lowell L ^a   Oli, Madan K ^b   Hofmann, Joyce E ^c   McGuire, Betty ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Meadow vole; Microtus pennsylvanicus; Population fluctuations; Survival

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASS; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION RISK; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE; POA;

EID: 33750418820     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-292R1.1     Document Type: Article

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