Indirect fitness benefits do not compensate for the loss of direct fitness in yellow-bellied marmots

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 874-881

  Oli, Madan K ^a   Armitage, Kenneth B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Age of 1st reproduction; Costs of reproduction; Direct fitness; Inclusive fitness; Indirect fitness; Life history theory; Marmota flaviventris; Reproductive strategy; Reproductive suppression; Yellow bellied marmot

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; EUSOCIALITY; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 51349093866     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-146.1     Document Type: Article

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