A model to search for birth probabilities of mammal populations using fertility data;Um modelo para busca por probabilidades de nascimentos de populações de mamíferos utilizando dados de fertilidade

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1127-1131

  Moreira, J R ^a   Eagle, M ^b   Gillespie, O J ^b   Davidson, A ^b   Marriott, F H C ^b   Macdonald, D W ^b  

^a EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding season; Capybara; Fertility; Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris; Model

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHAERIS HYDROCHAERIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 71749083035     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842009000500017     Document Type: Article

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