High survival during hibernation affects onset and timing of reproduction

Oecologia

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 155-166

  Bieber, Claudia ^a   Juškaitis, Rimvydas ^b   Turbill, Christopher ^a   Ruf, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Nature Research Centre   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Gliridae; Life history; Predation; Program MARK; Small mammal

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; HIBERNATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATURATION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SEASON; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; RODENTIA; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

MAMMALIA; MUSCARDINUS AVELLANARIUS; MYOXIDAE;

EID: 84859646726     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2194-7     Document Type: Article

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