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Abstract

Large oscillations in the populations of Norwegian lemmings have mystified both professional ecologists and lay public. Ecologists suspect that these oscillations are driven by a trophic mechanism: either an interaction between lemmings and their food supply, or an interaction between lemmings and their predators.

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Title
Are lemmings prey or predators?
Author
Turchin, P; Oksanen, L; Ekerholm, P; Oksanen, T; Henttonen, H
Pages
562-5
Publication year
2000
Publication date
Jun 1, 2000
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
00280836
e-ISSN
14764687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/35014595
ProQuest document ID
204487322
Copyright
Copyright Macmillan Journals Ltd. Jun 1, 2000