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mass gain

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 3 | Mentions: 3

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Definition

Proportional increase in body mass during the active growing season, calculated as August 15 body mass divided by June 1 body mass

Related Terms (4)

proportional mass gainbody conditionseasonal growth ratemass gain

Publications (3)

Marmot mass gain rates relate to their group’s social structure

2022Behavioral Ecologycentral

<i> Firmicutes </i> and <i> Bacteroidetes </i> explain mass gain variation in an obligate hibernator

2021bioRxivcentral

Age and location influence the costs of compensatory and accelerated growth in a hibernating mammal

2020Behavioral Ecologymeasured

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