Behavioural correlates of female social status and birth mass of male and female calves in reindeer

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 809-814

  Kojola, Ilpo ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH MASS; BODY SIZE; BREEDING SUCCESS; REINDEER; SOCIAL STATUS;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 0030845716     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00122.x     Document Type: Article

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