Changing reproductive rates in a Neotropical forest rodent, Proechimys semispinosus

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 472-480

  Adler, Gregory H ^a   Beatty, Ronald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Panama; Proechimys; Reproduction; Rodents; Semispinosus; Spiny rat

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CENTRAL AMERICAN SPINY RAT; DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RESOURCE ABUNDANCE;

PANAMA;

ECHIMYIDAE; PROECHIMYS; PROECHIMYS SEMISPINOSUS; RODENTIA; SAGUINUS IMPERATOR; SPINY;

EID: 0030792138     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5942     Document Type: Article

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