Litter size influences maternal but not paternal care in three species of voles, as measured by nest attendance

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1420-1426

  McGuire, Betty ^a,b   Bemis, William E ^b  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Litter size; Maternal behavior; Meadow vole; Microtus; Parental care; Paternal behavior; Pine vole; Prairie vole; Woodland vole

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BROOD SIZE; CONIFEROUS TREE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LITTER SIZE; MATERNAL CARE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARENTAL CARE; PRAIRIE; RODENT;

AVES; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MICROTUS PINETORUM; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 37549018509     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-451R.1     Document Type: Article

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