Local coexistence and niche differences between the Lusitanian and Mediterranean pine voles (Microtus lusitanicus and M. duodecimcostatus)

Ecological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1019-1031

  Santos, Sara M ^a   da Luz Mathias, Maria ^a   Mira, António P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Kriging; Microtus duodecimcostatus; Microtus lusitanicus; Niche differences; Sympatry

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; COEXISTENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT QUALITY; KRIGING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NICHE PARTITIONING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RODENT; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SYMPATRY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

PORTUGAL;

MICROTUS DUODECIMCOSTATUS; MICROTUS LUSITANICUS; MICROTUS PINETORUM; MURIDAE;

EID: 77956520375     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-010-0728-9     Document Type: Article

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