Species-specific limitation of vole population growth by least weasel predation: Facilitation of coexistence?

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-12

  Koivisto, Elina ^a   Huitu, Otso ^a,b   Sundell, Janne ^c   Korpimäki, Erkki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; COEXISTENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RODENT; SIBLING; TRADE-OFF;

MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; MUSTELA NIVALIS;

EID: 36749014593     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0030-1299.15938.x     Document Type: Article

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