Effect of dairy cattle husbandry on behavioural patterns of red deer (Cervus elaphus) in the Italian Alps

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 299-310

  Mattiello, S ^a   Redaelli, W ^b   Carenzi, C ^a   Crimella, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Hunting Management Committee   (Italy)

Author keywords

Direct observations; Extensive grazing; Focal animal sampling; Inter species responses; Social interactions

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CATTLE; DEER; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; RANGELAND;

ITALY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0037010585     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00123-5     Document Type: Article

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