Predator–vole interactions in northern Europe: The role of small mustelids revised

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1797, 2014, Pages

  Korpela, Katri ^a   Helle, Pekka ^b   Henttonen, Heikki ^c   Korpimäki, Erkki ^d   Koskela, Esa ^a   Ovaskainen, Otso ^e   Pietiäinen, Hannu ^e   Sundell, Janne ^e   Valkama, Jari ^f   Huitu, Otso ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Population cycles; Population dynamics; Population growth rate

Indexed keywords

MUSTELID; POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RODENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

FINLAND;

MURIDAE; MUSTELIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARVICOLINAE; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; EUROPE; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BIRDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EUROPE; MAMMALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84908374414     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.2119     Document Type: Article

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