Individual and geographical variation in age at maturity in female moose (Alces alces)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 954-964

  Sand, Håkan ^a   Cederlund, Göran ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA;

MOOSE; SEXUAL MATURITY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0030456881     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z96-108     Document Type: Article

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