Nutritional effects on reproductive performance of captive adult female coyotes (Canis latrans)

•Interactions between animals and their environment are fundamental to ecological research.•We examined whether nutritional manipulation prior to mating affected reproduction in adult female coyotes.•We assessed the number of implantation scars, number of pups born, sex ratios of pups, average pup w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Animal reproduction science 2016-02, Vol.165, p.69-75
Hauptverfasser:	Gese, Eric M., Roberts, Beth M., Knowlton, Frederick F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Feed - analysis Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Animals Canis latrans Coyote Coyotes - physiology Diet - veterinary Eating Energy Intake - physiology Female Litter Nutrition Pup survival Reproduction Reproduction - physiology
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