Abstract
Olympic marmots (Marmota olympus) are reported to skip at least one year between reproductive efforts. We observed several female marmots weaning infants in consecutive years. There was no evidence that reproductive skipping was more common than annual reproduction. High spring food availability resulting from climate change may allow females to wean consecutive litters regularly.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 221-225 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | American Midland Naturalist |
| Volume | 158 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jul 2007 |