Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name sometimes given to the glassy forms of the plagioclase feldspars occurring as minute phenocrysts in igneous rocks.
- Resembling, or having the characters of, the small rodents of the genus Microtus.
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- adjective zoology Of or relating to the subfamily Microtinae, including
voles ,lemmings andmusk-rats .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Geographical synchrony in cyclic microtine populations: a theoretical evaluation of the role of nomadic avian predators.
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Geographical synchrony in cyclic microtine populations: a theoretical evaluation of the role of nomadic avian predators.
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How much do weasels shape microtine cycles in the northern Fennoscandian taiga?
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Long-term variations in plant quality and quantity in relation to cyclic microtine rodents at Kilpisjärvi, Finnish Lapland.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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Phenolics/nitrogen ratios in the blueberry Vaccinium myrtillus in relation to temperature and microtine density in Finnish Lapland.
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The role of plant production in microtine cycles in northern Fennoscandia.
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Four experiments on a Norwegian subalpine microtine rodent assemblage during a summer decline.
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The role of plant production in microtine cycles in northern Fennoscandia.
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He was the new department chair, and like my lab, he also studied the behavioral ecology of microtine rodents.
In Memorium - Dr. Jerry O. Wolff DN Lee 2008
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He was the new department chair, and like my lab, he also studied the behavioral ecology of microtine rodents.
Archive 2008-05-01 DN Lee 2008
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