Offspring growth, survival and reproductive success in the bank vole: A litter size manipulation experiment

Oecologia

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 379-384

  Koskela, Esa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Life history trade offs; Mammals; Reproductive Costs; Reproductive success; Survival

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS;

EID: 0031870543     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050531     Document Type: Article

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