Comparative feeding ecology of red (Cervus elaphus) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Scottish plantation forests

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 409-418

  Latham, J ^a,b,c   Staines, B W ^a   Gorman, M L ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Ffordd Penrhos ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Niche breadth; Niche overlap; Red deer; Roe deer; Scotland

Indexed keywords

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0032936696     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095283699900312X     Document Type: Article

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