Biological Reviews

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POPULATION CYCLES IN NORTHERN SMALL MAMMALS

KAI NORRDAHL, 

KAI NORRDAHL

Laboratory of Ecological Zoology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, FIN-20500 Turku, Finland

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KAI NORRDAHL, 

KAI NORRDAHL

Laboratory of Ecological Zoology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, FIN-20500 Turku, Finland

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First published: November 1995

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-185X.1995.tb01654.x

Citations: 98

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