Spring-to-fall mass gain in a northern population of North American porcupines

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 514-519

  Berteaux, Dominique ^a   Klvana, Ilya ^a   Trudeau, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy; Erethizon dorsatum; Fat; Herbivores; Mass gain; Northern environment; Porcupine; Seasonality; Weight; Winter

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; FAT RESERVE; HERBIVORE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ERETHIZON DORSATUM; MAMMALIA;

EID: 20444385888     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)86[514:SMGIAN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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