Increasing returns in the life history of Columbian ground squirrels

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-86

  Dobson, F Stephen ^a   Risch, Thomas S ^a,b   Murie, Jan O ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Increasing returns; Life history; Path analysis; Reproductive effort; Spermophilus

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTION; TRADE-OFF;

SPERMOPHILUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 0032896272     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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