Biannual reproductive cycle in the Kerguelen feral sheep population

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 169-178

  Reale D ^a   Bousses P ^a   Pisanu, B ^a   Chapuis, J L ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Feral sheep; Lamb survival; Ovis aries; Rutting activity

Indexed keywords

FERAL ORGANISM; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SHEEP;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0034503356     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2000)081<0169:BRCITK>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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