Body condition and reproductive characteristics of female water voles (Arvicola terrestris L.)

Russian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 414-417

  Evsikov, V I ^a   Nazarova, G G ^a   Muzyka, V Yu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY OF ANIMALS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Body condition; Embryonic mortality; Litter size; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; EMBRYO; LITTER SIZE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTION; RODENT;

ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; MICROTUS RICHARDSONI; MURIDAE;

EID: 55949092371     PISSN: 10674136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1067413608060052     Document Type: Article

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