Mass-dependent reproduction or reproduction-dependent mass? A comment on body mass and first-time reproduction in female sciurids

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 171-173

  Humphries, Murray M ^a   Boutin, Stan ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; REPRODUCTION; RODENT;

TAMIAS STRIATUS; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 0033383885     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-186     Document Type: Article

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