Density-dependent variation in reproduction and body mass in female moose Alces alces

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 233-245

  Sand, Håkan ^a   Bergström, Roger ^b   Cederlund, Göran ^a   Östergren, Marina ^a   Stålfelt, Finn ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Hunters' Association   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Body growth; Carrying capacity; Density dependence; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES;

EID: 0030429417     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1996.026     Document Type: Article

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