High survival in poor years: Life history tactics adapted to mast seeding in the edible dormouse

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 372-381

  Ruf, T ^a   Fietz, J ^b   Schlund, W ^c   Bieber, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c Center of Nature Reservation   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beech mast seeding; Breeding strategy; Environmental fluctuation; Fat dormouse; Glis glis; Iteroparity semelparity; Life history trade off; Longevity; Mark recapture; Myoxus glis; Reproduction; Survival

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SMALL MAMMAL; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DORMOUSE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MYOXIDAE; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALIA; FAGUS; MYOXIDAE; MYOXUS GLIS;

EID: 33644836982     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/05-0672     Document Type: Article

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