Energetic relationships between field and laboratory woodchucks (Marmota monax) along a latitudinal gradient

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 299-315

  Fenn, A M ^a   Zervanos, S M ^b   Florant, G L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass; Energetics; Hibernation; Metabolism; Woodchuck

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BODY MASS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HIBERNATION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; METABOLISM; RODENT;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MARMOTA MONAX; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 74949115799     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2009.9522485     Document Type: Article

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