Spatio-temporal patterns of habitat use in voles and shrews modified by density, season and predators

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 747-755

  Sundell, Janne ^a   Church, Christina ^a   Ovaskainen, Otso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bank vole; Common shrew; Density dependence; Field vole; Population aggregation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BOREAL FOREST; CLEARCUTTING; COEXISTENCE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; POPULATION DENSITY; RODENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD CHAIN; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEX RATIO; SHREW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD CHAIN; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX RATIO; SHREWS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; MUSTELA; MUSTELA NIVALIS; MUSTELINAE; SOREX ARANEUS; SORICIDAE;

EID: 84862642203     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.01956.x     Document Type: Article

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