Long-term repeatability of body mass and body temperature (but not basal metabolism) in the free-ranging leaf-eared mouse

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 547-554

  Bozinovic, Francisco ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Energetics; Heritable variation; Long term field physiology; Repeatability; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; PHYLLOTIS DARWINI;

EID: 34248211263     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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