Antler length of yearling red deer is determined by population density, weather and early life-history

Oecologia

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 191-197

  Schmidt, K T ^a   Stien, A ^b   Albon, S D ^b   Guinness, F E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth date; Birth weight; Cervus elaphus; Density dependence; Viability indicator

Indexed keywords

DEER; HORN; LIFE HISTORY; MATERNAL EFFECT; POPULATION DENSITY; WEATHER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035027415     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000583     Document Type: Article

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