Physical condition of red deer in a high density population

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-105

  Dziȩciołowski, Ryszard ^a   Babińska Werka, Joanna ^a   Wasilewski, Michał ^a   Goszczyński, Jacek ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Body weight; Cervus elaphus; KFI; Physical condition; Seasonal changes; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0002275920     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.96-8     Document Type: Article

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