Climate change and the initiation of spring breeding by deer mice in the Kananaskis Valley, 1985-2003

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1444-1450

  Millar, John S ^a   Herdman, Emily J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FREEZING; OSCILLATIONS; WEATHER MODIFICATION;

PHOTOPERIOD; SPRING BREEDING; SPRING TEMPERATURES; SPRING WEATHER;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; PARTURITION; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOPERIOD; RODENT;

ALBERTA; CANADA; KANANASKIS VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CERVIDAE; CRICETINAE; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 11144221336     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-117     Document Type: Article

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