Reproduction and growth in a precocial small mammal, Cavia magna

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 763-772

  Kraus, Cornelia ^a   Trillmich, Fritz ^a   Künkele, Joachim ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age at maturity; Cavia magna; Cavies; Growth rates; Life history; Opportunistic breeding; Precocial small mammals; Reproductive strategy

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SMALL MAMMAL;

CAVIA MAGNA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CAVIIDAE; CAVIINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 24144466912     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)086[0763:RAGIAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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