Age of primiparity and implications of early reproduction on life history in female Columbian ground squirrels

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-43

  Neuhaus, P ^a   Broussard, D R ^b   Murie, J O ^c   Dobson, F S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass; Lifetime reproductive success; Litter size; Longevity; Spermophilus columbianus

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY; LITTER SIZE; LONGEVITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS COLUMBIANUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642483010     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2004.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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