Multi-annual density fluctuations and habitat size enhance genetic variability in two northern voles

Oikos

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1441-1452

  Ehrich, Dorothee ^a   Yoccoz, Nigel G ^a,b   Ims, Rolf Anker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FJORD; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION DENSITY; RODENT;

EURASIA; FENNOSCANDIA;

MURIDAE; RODENTIA; RUTILUS;

EID: 70349682557     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17532.x     Document Type: Article

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