Reproductive strategies of yellow-bellied marmots: Energy conservation and differences between the sexes

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 385-393

  Armitage, Kenneth B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy conservation; Marmota flaviventris; Matrilines; Reproductive strategies

Indexed keywords

MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 0000633170     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382969     Document Type: Article

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