Duration of gestation and lactation for Gunnison's prairie dogs

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 173-180

  Hoogland, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cynomys gunnisoni; gestation; Gunnison's prairie dog; lactation; litter size

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS GUNNISONI; MARMOTA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0030977857     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382650     Document Type: Article

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