What determines phenology and synchrony of ungulate breeding in Serengeti?

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2100-2111

  Sinclair, A R E ^a   Mduma, Simon A R ^a,c   Arcese, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Birth seasons; Browser; Food supply; Grazer; Phenology; Serengeti; Synchrony; Tropical ungulates

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DATE; BREEDING SEASON; PHENOLOGY; SYNCHRONY; UNGULATE;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0033850169     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2100:WDPASO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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