Ecological correlates of regional variation in life history of the moose Alces alces

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1493-1500

  Sæther, Bernt Erik ^a   Andersen, Reidar ^a   Hjeljord, Olav ^b   Heim, Morten ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alecs alces; Density dependence; Environmental stochasticity; Life history variation; Moose; Norway; Population regulation

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY; MOOSE; POPULATION FLUCTUATION;

NORWAY;

ALCES ALCES;

EID: 0030433588     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265546     Document Type: Article

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