Age-related reproductive success in solitarily and communally nesting female dormice (Glis glis)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 239, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 601-608

  Pilastro, A ^a   Missiaglia, E ^a   Marin, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIS GLIS;

COMMUNAL NESTING; DORMOUSE;

EID: 0029661175     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05946.x     Document Type: Article

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