Seasonal changes in age class structure and reproductive status of house mice on Marion Island (sub-Antarctic)

Polar Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-111

  Avenant, N L ^a,c   Smith, V R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CLIMATE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; RODENT; SEASONALITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MARION ISLAND; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

MUS MUSCULUS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0442329948     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-003-0569-x     Document Type: Article

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