Rates of growth and morphological dimensions of bottle-raised pronghorns

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-30

  Martin, Stacia K ^a   Parker, Katherine L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antilocapra americana; length of leg; pronghorn; rate of growth; surface area

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA; ANTILOCAPRIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 0031003714     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382635     Document Type: Article

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