The effect of supplemental food on the growth rates of neonatal, young, and adult cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) in northeastern Kansas, USA

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 187-193

  Eifler, Maria A ^a,b   Slade, Norman A ^a   Doonan, Terry J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Dept of Ecol Evolutionary Biology   (United States)

^c FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy allocation; Growth rates; Maternal investment; Sigmodon; Supplemental food

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RODENT;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SIGMODON; SIGMODON HISPIDUS;

EID: 0141504165     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(03)00084-5     Document Type: Article

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