Evolution of life history traits in Leporidae: A test of nest predation and seasonality hypotheses

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 603-610

  Virgós, Emilio ^a   Cabezas DÍAZ, Sara ^a   Blanco Aguiar, José Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body size; Comparative method; Latitude; Mammals; Reproductive strategies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; LATITUDE; LIFE HISTORY; LITTER SIZE; MORTALITY; NEST PREDATION; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENETICS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEASONALITY; TAXONOMY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

AVES; LAGOMORPHA; LEPORIDAE; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 33746217916     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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