Lower body mass and higher metabolic rate enhance winter survival in root voles, Microtus oeconomus

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 297-309

  Zub, Karol ^a   Borowski, Zbigniew ^b   Szafrańska, Paulina A ^a   Wieczorek, Monika ^a   Konarzewski, Marek ^c  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Body mass; Maximum metabolic rate; Mortality; Phenotypic plasticity; Resting metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA; MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 84906309668     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12306     Document Type: Article

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