Previous experience and reproductive investment of female Columbian ground squirrels

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-152

  Broussard, David R ^a,c   Dobson, F Stephen ^a   Murie, J O ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c LYCOMING COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Constraint; Experience; Reproductive investment; Reproductive success; Restraint; Spermophilus columbianus

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 39749086904     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-357.1     Document Type: Article

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