Effect of food availability on immune function of gray red-backed voles (myodes rufocanus) exposed to low temperature and short photoperiod

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 416-422

  Kusumoto, Kaori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gray red backed vole; Immune response; Myodes rufocanus; Nutrition; Resource limitation; Short day length

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; PHOTOPERIOD; RODENT; SEX RATIO; THERMOREGULATION;

CLETHRIONOMYS RUFOCANUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 66049108496     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-139.1     Document Type: Article

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