Population dynamics of red-backed voles (Myodes) in North America

Oecologia

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 601-620

  Boonstra, Rudy ^a   Krebs, Charles J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food shortage; Myodes; Population cycles; Population limitation; Population regulation; Winter weather

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEMOGRAPHY; FOOD LIMITATION; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; OVERWINTERING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARVICOLINAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHY; NORTH AMERICA; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHY; NORTH AMERICA; PERIODICITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA;

CLETHRIONOMYS; MURIDAE; RUTILUS;

EID: 84856776891     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2120-z     Document Type: Review

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