Body composition and reproduction in mountain hares ( Lepus timidus scoticus) in north‐east Scotland
Mountain hares in north‐east Scotland are pregnant from Mid‐February to mid‐July, although breeding is at a peak from April to June when all adult females are either pregnant or lactating or both. The onset of reproduction coincides with the highest body fat composition and the end of the breeding s...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb04336.x 2024-06-02T08:10:07+00:00 Body composition and reproduction in mountain hares ( Lepus timidus scoticus) in north‐east Scotland Merwe, M. Van der Racey, P. A. 1991 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb04336.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.1991.tb04336.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb04336.x https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb04336.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Zoology volume 225, issue 4, page 676-682 ISSN 0952-8369 1469-7998 journal-article 1991 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb04336.x 2024-05-03T12:04:21Z Mountain hares in north‐east Scotland are pregnant from Mid‐February to mid‐July, although breeding is at a peak from April to June when all adult females are either pregnant or lactating or both. The onset of reproduction coincides with the highest body fat composition and the end of the breeding season coincides with the greatest depletion of body fat. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lepus timidus Wiley Online Library Journal of Zoology 225 4 676 682 |
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Mountain hares in north‐east Scotland are pregnant from Mid‐February to mid‐July, although breeding is at a peak from April to June when all adult females are either pregnant or lactating or both. The onset of reproduction coincides with the highest body fat composition and the end of the breeding season coincides with the greatest depletion of body fat. |
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Body composition and reproduction in mountain hares ( Lepus timidus scoticus) in north‐east Scotland |
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Body composition and reproduction in mountain hares ( Lepus timidus scoticus) in north‐east Scotland |
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Body composition and reproduction in mountain hares ( Lepus timidus scoticus) in north‐east Scotland |
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Body composition and reproduction in mountain hares ( Lepus timidus scoticus) in north‐east Scotland |
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Body composition and reproduction in mountain hares ( Lepus timidus scoticus) in north‐east Scotland |
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body composition and reproduction in mountain hares ( lepus timidus scoticus) in north‐east scotland |
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