Book contents
- Marmot Biology
- Marmot Biology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I The diversity and evolutionary history of marmots
- 1 Marmots in human culture: from folklore to research
- 2 Marmots: their history and diversity
- 3 Marmot habitats
- 4 Use of resources
- 5 Evolution of sociality
- 6 Body-mass variation
- 7 Hibernation energetics and the circannual rhythm
- Part II Biotic and abiotic environments
- Part III Social structure and behavior of the yellow-bellied marmot
- Part IV Reproductive success
- Part V Population dynamics
- Part VI The future of marmots
- References
- Index
3 - Marmot habitats
from Part I - The diversity and evolutionary history of marmots
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2014
- Marmot Biology
- Marmot Biology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I The diversity and evolutionary history of marmots
- 1 Marmots in human culture: from folklore to research
- 2 Marmots: their history and diversity
- 3 Marmot habitats
- 4 Use of resources
- 5 Evolution of sociality
- 6 Body-mass variation
- 7 Hibernation energetics and the circannual rhythm
- Part II Biotic and abiotic environments
- Part III Social structure and behavior of the yellow-bellied marmot
- Part IV Reproductive success
- Part V Population dynamics
- Part VI The future of marmots
- References
- Index
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- Chapter
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- Marmot BiologySociality, Individual Fitness, and Population Dynamics, pp. 42 - 56Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014