Behavioural responses of voles to simulated risk of predation by a native and an alien mustelid: An odour manipulation experiment

Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 273-282

  Fey, Karen ^a   Banks, Peter B ^b   Ylönen, Hannu ^c   Korpimäki, Erkki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

activity; anti predatory behaviour; behavioural naivet ; carnivores; habitat selection; small rodents

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; ARCHIPELAGO; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARNIVORE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MICROHABITAT; MUSTELID; NATIVE SPECIES; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION RISK; RODENT;

FINLAND;

CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; MUSTELA; MUSTELA NIVALIS; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 77954221621     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR08031     Document Type: Article

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