State-dependent optimization of litter size

Oikos

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 518-528

  Morris, Douglas W ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT QUALITY; LITTER SIZE; MATERNAL EFFECT; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0032457336     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546679     Document Type: Conference Paper

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