A 32-year demography of yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 246, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 337-346

  Schwartz, Orlando A ^a   Armitage, Kenneth B ^b   Van Vuren, Dirk ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Life table; Marmota flaviventris; Sex ratio; Yellow bellied marmot

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; LIFE TABLE; RODENT;

UNITED STATES;

MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS;

EID: 0032438350     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998009911     Document Type: Article

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