Evolution of sociality in marmots

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Armitage, Kenneth B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed dispersal; Delayed reproduction; Marmota; Mass; Mass: length ratios; Sociality

Indexed keywords

MARMOTA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 0001896764     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383202     Document Type: Article

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