Relative roles of density-dependent and density-independent factors in population dynamics of British deer

Mammal Review

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 81-101

  Putman, R J ^a   Langbein, J ^a   Hewison, A J M ^a   Sharma, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DENSITY INDEPENDENCE; FALLOW DEER; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RED DEER; ROE DEER;

UK;

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; DAMA DAMA;

EID: 0030424236     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.1996.tb00148.x     Document Type: Article

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