Energetic constraints on sexual activity in the male edible dormouse (Glis glis)

Oecologia

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 202-209

  Fietz, Joanna ^a,b   Schlund, W ^c   Dausmann, K H ^a   Regelmann, M ^d   Heldmaier, G ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c Naturschutzzentrum Ruhestein S ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Hibernation; Reproduction; Reproductive costs

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BODY CONDITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; LIMITING FACTOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RODENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; MALE; MURIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; MALE; MURIDAE; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

ANIMALIA; MURIDAE; MYOXIDAE; MYOXUS GLIS; RODENTIA; TOR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0842265859     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1423-0     Document Type: Article

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