Body mass, territory size, and life-history tactics in a socially monogamous canid, the red fox Vulpes vulpes

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1481-1490

  Iossa, Graziella ^a   Soulsbury, Carl D ^a   Baker, Philip J ^a,b   Harris, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary pressure; Cuckoldry; Life history traits; Reproductive success; Sexual dimorphism; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CANID; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LITTER SIZE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

CANIDAE; MAMMALIA; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 58149218136     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-405.1     Document Type: Article

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