Location and size of capercaillie Tetrao urogallus leks in relation to territories of hens

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 137-147

  Ménoni, Emmanuel ^a  

^a Office National de la Chasse   (France)

Author keywords

Hens; Lek; Territories; Tetrao urogallus

Indexed keywords

TETRAO UROGALLUS;

EID: 0031407824     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1997.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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