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The fluctuations of five muskrat populations in coastal northern Sweden are described over periods of 7-14 years. The population in Sladan was studied more intensively since it colonized this area around 1963. During the last 14 years it fluctuated with a periodicity of 4 years. This time length is identical to the vole cycle length in the area.
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Kjell Danell (1985) studied this question.
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