Mass and fat influence the timing of natal dispersal in Belding's ground squirrels

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 807-817

  Nunes, Scott ^a   Holekamp, Kay E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

body composition; body fat; body mass; natal dispersal; Spermophilus beldingi

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029957493     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382686     Document Type: Article

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