Social status and physical condition of mother and sex ratio of offspring in cervids

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 267-274

  Kojola, Ilpo ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 0030901151     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(96)01109-4     Document Type: Article

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