Effects of weather and food availability on the condition and growth of two species of rodents in Southeastern Brazil

Mammalia

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-31

  Bergallo, H G ^a   Magnusson, W E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic forest; Brazil; Condition factor; Food availability; Growth rate; Nectomys squamipes; Oryzomys russatus; Path analysis; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH RATE; PATH ANALYSIS; RODENT; WEATHER;

BRAZIL; ILHA DO CARDOSO;

ARTHROPODA; NECTOMYS; NECTOMYS SQUAMIPES; ORYZOMYS; ORYZOMYS RUSSATUS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036123488     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2002.66.1.17     Document Type: Article

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