The Significance of Litter-Size
- 1 May 1948
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Animal Ecology
- Vol. 17 (1) , 45-50
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1608
Abstract
1. An explanation of litter-size purely in terms of physiological capacity is inadequate. Ultimately, litter-size depends on hereditary factors and is subject t...This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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