Age and location influence the costs of compensatory and accelerated growth in a hibernating mammal

Abstract The increase of structural growth rates to compensate for a poor initial body condition, defined as compensatory growth, may have physiological costs, but little is known about its effects on individual fitness in the wild. Yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventer) are obligate hibernato...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioral ecology 2020-06, Vol.31 (3), p.826-833
Hauptverfasser:	Heissenberger, Sarah, de Pinho, Gabriela Medeiros, Martin, Julien G A, Blumstein, Daniel T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
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