Horn growth pattern in Cantabrian chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica parva: Influence of sex, location and phaenology

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-92

  Pérez Barbería, Francisco J ^a   Robles, Luis ^b   Nores, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cantabrian Mountains; Horn growth dynamics; Rupicapra pyrenaica parva; Spain

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CABRERA; RUPICAPRA PYRENAICA PARVA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA;

CHAMOIS; HORN;

SPAIN, CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030472077     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.96-7     Document Type: Article

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