Viability selection on early body mass and the effect of female body size on fecundity: A study on the leaf-eared mouse Phyllotis darwini

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 997-1002

  Nespolo, Roberto F ^a   Bacigalupe, Leonardo D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Leaf eared mouse; Life histories; Phenotypic selection; Viability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; RODENT; SEXUAL MATURITY; SURVIVAL;

MAMMALIA; PHYLLOTIS DARWINI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77951092323     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0570-5     Document Type: Article

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