Is there direct and delayed density dependent variation in population structure in a temperate European cyclic vole population?

Oikos

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1201-1211

  Inchausti, Pablo ^a   Carslake, David ^a,b   Attié, Carole ^a   Bretagnolle, Vincent ^a  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DATA SET; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RODENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 68149131116     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17488.x     Document Type: Article

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