Early survival in roe deer: Causes and consequences of cohort variation in two contrasted populations

Oecologia

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 502-513

  Gaillard, Jean Michel ^a   Boutin, Jean Marie ^b   Delorme, Daniel ^b   Van Laere, Guy ^b   Duncan, Patrick ^c   Lebreton, Jean Dominique ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^c CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^d CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Environmental variation; Population dynamics; Sexual selection; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

FAWN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; ROE DEER; SURVIVAL;

FRANCE, LORRAINE, TROIS FONTAINES; FRANCE, TOITOU-CHAREATES, CHIZE;

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS;

EID: 0031449422     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050338     Document Type: Article

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