How do woodchucks (Marmota monax) cope with harsh winter conditions?

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 412-416

  Ferron, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

body temperature; burrow temperature; hibernation; Marmota monax; Sciuridae; weight; woodchuck

Indexed keywords

MARMOTA MARMOTA; MARMOTA MARMOTA MARMOTA; MARMOTA MONAX; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 0029738496     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382817     Document Type: Article

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