Optimal offspring size in a small mammal: An exception to the tradeoff invariant life-history rule

Oikos

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 271-278

  Kasparian, Kristine ^a   Geißler, Edda ^a   Trillmich, Fritz ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; LITTER SIZE; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; RODENT;

CAVIA; CAVIA APEREA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 28044466632     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13973.x     Document Type: Article

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