Effects of conspecific and heterospecific residents on patterns of immigration in two species of voles

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 321-332

  McGuire, Betty ^a   Oli, Madan K ^b   Getz, Lowell L ^c  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Conspecific attraction; Habitat selection; Immigration; Microtus ochrogaster; Microtus pennsylvanicus; Vole

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; IMMIGRATION; POPULATION DENSITY; RODENT;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE; POA;

EID: 70350180119     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/j.at.0001-7051.107.2008     Document Type: Article

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