Population dynamics, mating system and philopatry in a high altitude colony of alpine marmots (marmota marmota l.)

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-122

  Boero, Daniela Lenti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine marmots; Behavioural ecology; Infant survivorship; Mating system; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

PHILOPATRY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT;

ITALY;

MARMOTA MARMOTA;

EID: 0033150182     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1999.9522830     Document Type: Article

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