Decreasing litter size of marmots over time: A life history response to climate change?

Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 580-586

  Tafani, Marion ^a   Cohas, AuréLie ^a   Bonenfant, Christophe ^a   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^a   Allainé, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Alpine marmot; Fitness; French alps; Global warming; La grande sassi re nature reserve; Litter size; Marmota marmota; Yellow bellied marmot

Indexed keywords

SNOW;

BURROW; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FITNESS; HIBERNATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LITTER SIZE; RODENT; SNOW COVER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MARMOTA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MARMOTA; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; SNOW; TIME FACTORS;

ALPS; FRANCE;

ANIMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; MARMOTA MARMOTA; MARMOTA MARMOTA MARMOTA;

EID: 84876144118     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-0833.1     Document Type: Article

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