Long-term dynamics of small-mammal populations in Ontario

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 213-225

  Fryxell, John M ^a   Bruce Falls, J ^b   Ann Falls, E ^b   Brooks, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cycles; Density dependence; Mammal, small; Ontario; Population dynamics; Recruitment; Response surface; Time series

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT; SYNCHRONY; TIME SERIES;

ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL PARK; CANADA; ONTARIO;

CLETHRIONOMYS GAPPERI; GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; PETAURISTINAE; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 7344257184     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[0213:LTDOSM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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