Does body condition affect fecundity in a cyclic population of snowshoe hares?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Hodges, Karen E ^a   Stefan, Carol I ^a   Gillis, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FECUNDITY; LAGOMORPH; POPULATION CYCLE; REPRODUCTION;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

LEPUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0033383621     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-188     Document Type: Article

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