Seasonal constraints and reproductive performance in female Common hamsters (Cricetus cricetus)

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-128

  Hufnagl, Silvia ^a   Franceschini Zink, Claudia ^a   Millesi, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cricetus cricetus; Environmental effects; Postpartum oestrus; Seasonal breeding

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; LITTER; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CRICETINAE; CRICETUS CRICETUS;

EID: 79951722637     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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