Activities and social relationships of red deer at pasture

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 83-87

  Pollard, J C ^a   Littlejohn, R P ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Activities; Aggression; Dominance hierarchy; Farming; Red deer; Weather

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033147706     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.1999.36118     Document Type: Article

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