Habitat structure mediates the non-lethal effects of predation on enclosed populations of house mice

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 867-877

  Arthur, Anthony D ^a   Pech, Roger P ^a   Dickman, Chris R ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Habitat structure; Non lethal effects; Population dynamics; Predation; Refuge

Indexed keywords

HABITAT STRUCTURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REFUGE; RODENT; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

CALLITRIS; CANIDAE; CUPRESSUS; FELIS CATUS; MUS MUSCULUS; RAPTORES; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA; WIDDRINGTONIA CEDARBERGENSIS;

EID: 4344578484     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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