Physiological constraints and latitudinal breeding season in the Canidae

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 580-591

  Valdespino, Carolina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CANID; PHOTOPERIOD; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CANIDAE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETICS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CANIDAE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; PHOTOPERIOD; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

CANIDAE; MAMMALIA; VULPES ZERDA;

EID: 35348843368     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/521802     Document Type: Article

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