Pine marten predation of common goldeneye nests: Effects of cavity age and habitat override any effect of microtine rodent abundance

Abstract According to the alternative prey hypothesis (APH), the temporal synchrony in population fluctuations of microtine rodents and other small herbivores in boreal areas is caused by generalist predators with numerical and functional response to microtines, leading to an increased predation of...

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Main Authors: Geir A. Sonerud, Helge E. Grønlien, Ronny Steen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-10-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10643