Increased reproductive effort as a life history response of Microtus to predation

Ecoscience

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 314-317

  Gliwicz, Joanna ^a  

^a MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Age of maturation; Life history; Microtus oeconomus; Mustela nivalis; Predation risk; Voles

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SURVIVAL;

MICROTUS; MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MURIDAE; MUSTELA NIVALIS;

EID: 35248854369     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/1195-6860(2007)14[314:IREAAL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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