Higher mortality of smaller sika deer fawns

Ecological Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 237-240

  Takatsuki, S ^a   Matsuura, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Birth date; Bodyweight; Cervus nippon; Fawn; Winter mortality

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS NIPPON;

EID: 0034121160     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2000.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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