Weight comparisons and litter size manipulation in Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus) show evidence of costs of reproduction

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-83

  Neuhaus, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body weight; Columbian ground squirrels; Costs of reproduction; Food supplementation; Litter size manipulation; Mortality

Indexed keywords

LITTER SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RODENT; WEIGHT;

SPERMOPHILUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 0034046464     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650000209     Document Type: Article

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