Change in the sex ratio of the Finnish capercaillie Tetrao urogallus population

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-31

  Helle, Pekka ^a   Kurki, Sami ^b   Lindén, Harto ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Capercaillie; Finland; Sex ratio; Tetrao urogallus

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE; TETRAO UROGALLUS;

EID: 0033063156     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1999.005     Document Type: Article

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