Hormonal manipulation of offspring number: Maternal effort and reproductive costs

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1530-1537

  Oksanen, Tuula A ^a   Koskela, Esa ^a   Mappes, Tapio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clethrionomys glareolus; Cost of reproduction; Gonadotropin; Litter size manipulation; Offspring size; Reproductive effort; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; LITTER SIZE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TRADE-OFF;

CLETHRIONOMYS; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MURIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0036344485     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb01463.x     Document Type: Article

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