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Asymmetrical competition between the bank vole and the wood mouse, a removal experiment

Mauro Fasola, Luca Canova

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Experimental removal was conducted to test interspecific competition between the wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) and the bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus (Schreber, 1780) that dominate the rodent communities in the forested biotopes through most of central Europe.

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Experimental removal was conducted to test interspecific competition between the wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) and the bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus (Schreber, 1780) that dominate the rodent communities in the forested biotopes through most of central Europe.

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Experimental removal was conducted to test interspecific competition between the wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) and the bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus (Schreber, 1780) that dominate the rodent communities in the forested biotopes through most of central Europe.

Key concepts: Bank vole, Wood mouse, Apodemus, Interspecific competition, Clethrionomys glareolus, Competition (biology), Biotope, Rodent

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