Phenological variation in annual timing of hibernation and breeding in nearby populations of arctic ground squirrels

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1716, 2011, Pages 2369-2375

  Sheriff, Michael J ^a   Kenagy, G Jim ^b   Richter, Melanie ^a,c   Lee, Trixie ^a,c   Tøien, Oslash ivind ^a   Kohl, Franziska ^a   Buck, C Loren ^a   Barnes, Brian M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Climaten; Local phenological variation; Phenotypic flexibility; Urocitellus parryii

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BREEDING SEASON; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HIBERNATION; MELT; PHENOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW COVER; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRADE-OFF;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIURIDAE; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALASKA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; SCIURIDAE; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS PARRYII;

EID: 79959708132     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2482     Document Type: Article

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