Animal protein as a reproductive constraint in spring reproduction of the bank vole

Ecoscience

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 323-329

  Von Blanckenhagen, Felix ^a   Eccard, Jana A ^b   Ylönen, Hannu ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Animal protein; Clethrionomys glareolus; Male mass; Onset of reproduction; Supplement; Winter

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HERBIVORE; LIFE HISTORY; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; HEXAPODA; MURIDAE;

EID: 35248817842     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/1195-6860(2007)14[323:APAARC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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