Growth and survival of juvenile yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 297-302

  Lenihan, Colleen ^a,b   Van Vuren, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS;

BODY MASS; HIBERNATION; SURVIVAL; WINTER; YELLOW-BELLIED MARMOT;

EID: 0029668562     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z96-037     Document Type: Article

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