Body mass of roe deer fawns during winter in 2 contrasting populations

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-36

  Gaillard, Jean Michel ^a   Delorme, Daniel ^b   Boutin, Jean Marie ^b   Van Laere, Guy ^b   Boisaubert, Bernard ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

body mass; Capreolus capreolus; climatic effects; density dependence; fawn; roe deer; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; FOOD ABUNDANCE; ROE DEER;

FRANCE, LORRAINE, TROIS FONTAINES; FRANCE, POITOU-CHARENTES, CHIZE;

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS;

EID: 0029668184     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802036     Document Type: Article

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