Reproductive performance in female common hamsters

Zoology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-83

  Franceschini Zink, Claudia ^a   Millesi, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cricetus cricetus; Overwinter survival; Reproductive output; Seasonal timing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; CRICETUS CRICETUS;

EID: 37349047105     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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