Sexual dimorphism in body composition of small mammals

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1016-1020

  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

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MUSCLE; OILS AND FATS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

MAMMALS; REPRODUCTION;

BIODIVERSITY;

BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SMALL MAMMAL;

CERVIDAE; CLETHRIONOMYS; CLETHRIONOMYS GAPPERI; CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA CINEREA; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034869768     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z01-076     Document Type: Article

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