Effect of energetic constraints on distribution and winter survival of weasel males

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 259-269

  Zub, Karol ^a   Szafranska, Paulina A ^a   Konarzewski, Marek ^a,b   Speakman, John R ^c  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass; Daily energy expenditures; Doubly labelled water; Survival; Winter

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; ENERGETICS; ENERGY BALANCE; EXPENDITURE; MALE BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; MUSTELID; OVERWINTERING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSTELIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; RODENT; SEASON; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSTELIDAE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RODENTIA; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

BIALOWIEZA FOREST; POLAND;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELINAE;

EID: 78650010399     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01762.x     Document Type: Article

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