Postnatal remains of the foetal membranes affect growth and survival of wild European rabbit pups

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 313-319

  Rodel H G ^a   Wibbelt, Gudrun ^a   Starkloff, Anett ^a   von Holst, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

early ontogeny; nest mortality; Oryctolagus cuniculus; parturition

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; MATERNAL EFFECT; ONTOGENY; PARTURITION; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 34547575000     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2006.10.009     Document Type: Article

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