Population substructure, local density, and calf winter survival in Red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 852-863

  Coulson, Tim ^a   Albon, Steve ^a   Guinness, Fiona ^b   Pemberton, Josephine ^c   Clutton Brock, Tim ^b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Inst of Cell   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calf winter survival; Cervus elaphus; Hierarchical cluster analysis; Isle of Rum, Scotland; Local population density; Red deer; Scale; Seasonality; Total population density

Indexed keywords

CERVUS ELAPHUS; AGROSTIS; FESTUCA; POACEAE;

DENSITY; RED DEER; SURVIVAL; WINTER;

UK, SCOTLAND, INNER HEBRIDES, RHUM;

EID: 0030616848     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[0852:psldac]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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