Intraspecific variation in testis size of small mammals: Implications for muscle mass

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 591-595

  Schulte Hostedde, Albrecht I ^a   Millar, John S ^b   Hickling, Graham J ^c,d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; MUSCLE;

MAMMALS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

BODY SIZE; FITNESS; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MUSCLE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SMALL MAMMAL;

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

EID: 0038606221     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-040     Document Type: Article

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