Vulnerability of black grouse hens to goshawk predation: Result of food supply or predation facilitation?

Oecologia

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 577-584

  Tornberg, Risto ^a   Helle, Pekka ^b   Korpimäki, Erkki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carnivores; Grouse cycle; Plant cycle; Predation; The mast depression; Vole cycle

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DICOTYLEDON; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SUPPLY; GAMEBIRD; HERBIVORE; MASTING; MUSTELID; PREDATION RISK; RAPTOR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RODENT; VULNERABILITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD CHAIN; GALLIFORMES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAWK; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD CHAIN; GALLIFORMES; HAWKS; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

FINLAND; OULU [FINLAND];

ACCIPITER GENTILIS; ARVICOLINAE; AVES; MURIDAE; MUSTELA ERMINEA; TETRAO TETRIX; TETRAONIDAE; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 79958750987     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1884-x     Document Type: Article

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