Effects of forage availability on growth and maturation rates in water voles

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1288-1295

  Moorhouse, Tom P ^a   Gelling, Merryl ^a   Macdonald, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arvicola terrestris; Estimated range length; Forage availability; Observed range length; Specific growth rate

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DENSITY; RANGE SIZE; REINTRODUCTION; RODENT; SEXUAL MATURITY; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; BODY WEIGHT; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BODY WEIGHT; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS RICHARDSONI; MURIDAE;

EID: 53949085086     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01431.x     Document Type: Article

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