Annual cycles in body mass and reproduction of endangered Mt. Graham red squirrels

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 309-313

  Koprowski, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Body mass; Energetics; Mating systems; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BODY MASS; REPRODUCTION; RODENT;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 17644408417     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BWG-232.1     Document Type: Article

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