Neonatal growth and survival of rodents in response to variation in maternal dietary nitrogen: Life history strategy vs dietary niche

Oikos

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 297-308

  Parsons, Jennifer L ^a,b   Hellgren, Eric C ^a   Jorgensen, Eric E ^c   Leslie Jr , David M ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Memphis Zoo   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

REITHRODONTOMYS FULVESCENS; SIGMODON HISPIDUS;

EID: 20644472230     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13610.x     Document Type: Article

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