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How many cubs can a mum nurse? Maternal age and size influence litter size in polar bears

Life-history theory predicts that females' age and size affect the level of maternal investment in current reproduction, balanced against the future reproductive effort, maintenance and survival. Using long-term (30 years) individual data on 193 female polar bears (Ursus maritimus), we assessed...

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Pubblicato in:Biol Lett
Autori principali: Folio, Dorinda Marie, Aars, Jon, Gimenez, Olivier, Derocher, Andrew E., Wiig, Øystein, Cubaynes, Sarah
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: The Royal Society 2019
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6548740/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31039729
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0070
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