Effect of predator odors on heart rate and metabolic rate of wapiti (Cervus elaphus canadensis)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 839-868

  Chabot, Denis ^a,b   Gagnon, Pierre ^b   Dixon, Elisabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervix elaphus canadensis; Detection; Elk; Heart rate; Metabolic rate; Oxygen consumption; Predator odor; Wapiti

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001076563     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02033590     Document Type: Article

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