Litter sex composition affects life-history traits in yellow-bellied marmots

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-86

  Monclús, Raquel ^a,b   Blumstein, Daniel T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anogenital distance; Fitness; Litter sex ratio; Testosterone; Yellow bellied marmots

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; MORPHOLOGY; RODENT; SEX RATIO; SIBLING; SURVIVAL; TESTOSTERONE; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SCIURIDAE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; COLORADO; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MARMOTA; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALIA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 83155175339     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01888.x     Document Type: Article

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