Peromyscus leucopus abundance and acorn mast: Population fluctuation patterns over 20 years

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 743-747

  Elias, Susan P ^a   Witham, Jack W ^a   Hunter Jr , Malcolm L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acorns; Cycles; Density dependence; Periodicity; Peromyscus leucopus; Population; Time series analysis; White footed mice

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; PERIODICITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT;

HOLT RESEARCH FOREST; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CRICETINAE; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; QUERCUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 4344580682     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BER-025     Document Type: Article

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