Population responses of small mammals to food supply and predators: A global meta-analysis

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 927-936

  Prevedello, Jayme A ^a   Dickman, Chris R ^b   Vieira, Marcus V ^a   Vieira, Emerson M ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Pantry effect; Population limitation; Population regulation; Predator prey interactions; Resources

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD SUPPLY; IMMIGRATION; META-ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SMALL MAMMAL;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; HERBIVORY; MAMMAL; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PANTRY EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION LIMITATION; POPULATION MIGRATION; POPULATION REGULATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTIONS; RESOURCES;

PANTRY EFFECT; POPULATION LIMITATION; POPULATION REGULATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTIONS; RESOURCES;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; HERBIVORY; MAMMALS; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84881548955     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12072     Document Type: Article

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