Effects of hoard manipulations on life history and reproductive success of female red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 192-203

  Larsen, Karl W ^a,b   Becker, C Dustin ^a,c   Boutin, Stan ^a   Blower, Michael ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Box 5957 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

food addition; food depletion; hoard; Pinus banksiana; reproductive success; Sciuridae; Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; PARAGNETINA; PINUS BANKSIANA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 0030976669     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382652     Document Type: Article

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