Maternal age drives seasonal variation in litter size of Peromyscus leucopus

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 940-947

  Havelka, M A ^a,b   Millar, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Litter size; Parity; Peromyscus; Reproduction; Season; Strategies; White footed mouse

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; LITTER SIZE; MATERNAL EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CRICETINAE; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS;

EID: 23844509557     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/013     Document Type: Article

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