Optimal litter size for individual growth of European rabbit pups depends on their thermal environment

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Oecologia

• Publication date

  2008-01-29

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s00442-008-0958-5PMID 18228040
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