Male reproductive success and female preference in bushy-tailed woodrats (Neotoma cinerea): Do females prefer males in good physical condition?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-176

  Weber, D M ^a,b   Millar, J S ^a   Neff, B D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ANAEMIA; BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; GENETIC QUALITY;

RATS;

BREEDING SEASON; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT;

NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA CINEREA;

EID: 34347218539     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-206     Document Type: Article

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