Torpor in free-ranging antechinus: Does it increase fitness?

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 105-114

  Rojas, A Daniella ^a   Körtner, Gerhard ^a   Geiser, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Antechinus; Body mass; Free ranging; Marsupial; Reproduction; Torpor

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIOENERGETICS; BIOTELEMETRY; BODY MASS; BREEDING SEASON; FITNESS; INSECTIVORE; LITTER SIZE; MARSUPIAL; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEASONALITY; SURVIVAL; TORPOR;

ANIMALIA; ANTECHINUS; ANTECHINUS FLAVIPES; ANTECHINUS STUARTII; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; MARSUPIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TORPOR;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; REPRODUCTION; TORPOR;

EID: 84896116331     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-013-1136-0     Document Type: Article

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