Seasonal breeding in relation to dietary animal protein in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 520-526

  Tabacaru, C A ^a,b   Millar, J S ^a   Longstaffe, F J ^a   Ansell, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; FOOD QUALITY; HAIR; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS;

EID: 77953512859     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z10-027     Document Type: Article

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