Title:

Growth, size, and fat reserves of the raccoon dog in Finland

Creator:

Kauhala, K.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1993

Description:

The growth size, and fat reserves of the raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834) were studied in Finland in period 1986-1990. There was no sexual dimorphism in mean body size. Juveniles reached the mean adult body length at the age of 5-7 months. The weather in spring seemed to cause both annual and regional variation in the weight and fat reserves of juveniles in late autumn. Some of these differences could be seen as late as the following March, the breeding season of raccoon dogs. The adults had the least fat reserves in May and the most in October - November. The abundance of food, especially that on voles in early sprong, seemed to affect the fat reserves of adult females in March.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

fat reserves ; Finland ; growth ; size ; Nyctereutes procyonoides ; jenot ; rozmiar ciała ; wielkość ciała ; Finlandia ; rezerwy tłuszczu

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

38

Issue:

2

Start page:

139

End page:

150

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.93-12

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open