Breeding by young-of-the-year female deer mice: Why weight?

Ecoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 400-405

  McAdam, Andrew G ^a,b   Millar, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age at first reproduction; Delayed maturation; Individual quality; Nestling growth; Peromyscus maniculatus; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; GROWTH RATE; REPRODUCTION; RODENT;

ALBERTA; CANADA; KANANASKIS VALLEY;

CERVIDAE; CRICETINAE; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033491970     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1999.11682530     Document Type: Article

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