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mass gain

Scope: population ecology
Papers: 3 | Mentions: 3

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Knowledge graph centered on mass gain with 39 nodes and 130 connections. Top connected: Marmota flaviventris, Atriplex canescens, mark-recapture (Sciuridae), small mammals, chickens.

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)

article

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

2022Behavioral Ecologycentral
thesis

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

2021bioRxivcentral
article

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

2020Behavioral Ecologymeasured

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Frequently Associated Species

Marmota flaviventris

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Ovis canadensis

Bovidae2 papers

bighorn sheep

1 paper

Alces alces

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Lontra canadensis

Mustelidae1 paper

Rattus norvegicus

Muridae1 paper

mule deer

1 paper

Brown Trout

1 paper

river otter

1 paper

chickens

1 paper