Growth, development, and reproductive patterns in the Japanese field vole, Microtus montebelli

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 830-838

  Yoshinaga, Yuko ^a   Okayama, Toshinao ^a   Ohno, Wakako ^a   Shiraishi, Satoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mating system; Microtus montebelli; Reproductive pattern; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

MICROTUS; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MICROTUS MONTEBELLI; MURIDAE;

EID: 0004901524     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382941     Document Type: Article

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