Optimal allocation of reproductive effort: Manipulation of offspring number and size in the bank vole

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1467, 2001, Pages 661-666

  Oksanen, T A ^a   Jonsson, P ^a   Koskela, E ^a   Mappes, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Life history trade offs; Litter size manipulation; Offspring quality; Offspring size manipulation; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

LITTER SIZE; OFFSPRING PRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; VOLE;

CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035932360     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1409     Document Type: Article

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