Habitat selection by roe deer and sheep: Does habitat ranking reflect resource availability?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 776-783

  Mysterud, Atle ^a   Larsen, Per Kristian ^a   Ims, Rolf Anker ^a   ØStbye, Eivind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; TRADE-OFF; UNGULATE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

NORWAY;

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033306693     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-025     Document Type: Article

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