Relative roles of density and rainfall on the short-term regulation of Mediterranean wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus populations

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 251-260

  Díaz, Mario ^a   Torre, Ignasi ^b   Arrizabalaga, Antoni ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b Museu de Ciències Naturals de Granollers La Tela   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apodemus sylvaticus; Density dependence; Mediterranean forests; Population growth rate; Rainfall; Wood mouse

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GROWTH RATE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; RAINFALL; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; MUS;

EID: 77955155662     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/j.at.0001-7051.046.2009     Document Type: Article

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