Vole preference of bilberry along gradients of simulated moose density and site productivity

Integrative Zoology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 341-351

  Pedersen, Simen ^a,b   Andreassen, Harry P ^a   Persson, Inga Lill ^c   Julkunen Tiitto, Riitta ^d   Danell, Kjell ^c   Skarpe, Christina ^a  

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Browsing; Cervid; Herbivory; Induced defense; Microtus

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES; CERVIDAE; MICROTUS; MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MURIDAE; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARVICOLINAE; CHEMISTRY; DEER; FINLAND; FOOD PREFERENCE; HERBIVORY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; DEER; FINLAND; FOOD PREFERENCES; HERBIVORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 84868136796     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17494877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4877.2011.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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