Concepts

Theory suggesting that offspring sex ratios might vary according to maternal condition, hence females should vary the sex of their offspring according to their ability to physically invest in their of...

An aversion to novel stimuli, measured as latency to touch the puzzle box from stepping onto the platform

Hypothesis that populations may be buffered from adverse climatic effects when vital rates with high impacts on population growth exhibit the least temporal variability

Pattern where male mammals tend to travel farther than females in exploratory excursions and disperse more than females

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

Mortality from roadkill events where animals are struck and killed by vehicles

The area traversed by an individual in its normal activities of food gathering, mating and caring for young

Behavior in which a female moves her litter to a new location

The hypothesis that play provides an opportunity to practice and refine skills that will be needed later in adulthood