Assessing the effects of resource availability and parity on reproduction in female Cape ground squirrels: Resources do not matter

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 276, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-298

  Pettitt, B A ^a   Waterman, J M ^a   Wheaton, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Disney's Animal Kingdom ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Parity; Progestogen; Reproduction; Resource availability; Rodent; Xerus

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCE; FECUNDITY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; HORMONE; JUVENILE; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; XERUS; XERUS INAURIS;

EID: 54249148118     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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