Evaluating body condition in small mammals

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1021-1029

  Schulte Hostedde, A I ^a   Millar, J S ^a   Hickling, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; ECOLOGY; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES;

ENERGY RESERVES; MAMMALS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BODY CONDITION; SMALL MAMMAL;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CLETHRIONOMYS; CLETHRIONOMYS GAPPERI; CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA CINEREA; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; TAMIAS AMOENUS; UNDETERMINED SCIURIDAE 'CHIPMUNKS'; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034865116     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z01-073     Document Type: Article

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