Use of a seaweed habitat by red deer (Cervus elaphus L.)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 250, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 541-549

  Conradt, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Grazing competition; Habitat segregation; Habitat use; Inter sexual segregation; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; SEAWEED; UNGULATE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0034057146     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836900004106     Document Type: Article

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