Consequences of following a mixed reproductive strategy in muskrats

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 163-172

  Marinelli, Lui ^a   Messier, François ^b   Plante, Yves ^c  

^a Alberta Environmental Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c SASKATCHEWAN RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

mixed reproductive strategy; muskrats; Ondatra zibethicus; parental care; sex bias

Indexed keywords

ONDATRA; ONDATRA ZIBETHICUS;

EID: 0031003715     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382649     Document Type: Article

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