No effect of body condition at weaning on survival and reproduction in prairie voles

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 718-727

  Keane, B ^a   Bryant, L ^a,b   Goyal, U ^a,c   Williams, S ^a,d   Kortering, S L ^a,e   Lucia, K E ^a   Richmond, A R ^a   Solomon, N G ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BODY CONDITION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PRAIRIE VOLES; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

MAMMALS;

BODY CONDITION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT; SURVIVAL; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MURIDAE;

EID: 34548168855     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-054     Document Type: Article

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