Comparison of horn growth in captive and free-ranging Dall's rams

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1154-1160

  Hoefs, Manfred ^a   Nowlan, Uli ^b  

^a Yukon Fish and Wildlife Branch   (Canada)

^b Yukon Game Farm   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatomical comparisons; Captive population; Dall's sheep; Horn growth; Nutrition; Ovis dalli dalli; Phenotypic plasticity; Yukon

Indexed keywords

DALL'S SHEEP; HORN GROWTH; NUTRITION;

CANADA; KLUANE NATIONAL PARK; WHITEHORSE; YUKON; YUKON GAME FARM;

OVIS DALLI DALLI;

EID: 0031408076     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802113     Document Type: Article

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