Short- and long-term effects of winter and spring weather on growth and survival of red deer in Norway

Oecologia

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 489-500

  Loison, Anne ^a   Langvatn, Rolf ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Growth; Population dynamics; Red deer; Survival

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; SURVIVAL; UNGULATE;

NORWAY;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0031741909     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050614     Document Type: Article

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