Abnormal antlers and pedicles on Rocky Mountain elk in northern Arizona

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 147-153

  Rachlow, Janet L ^a   Lee, Raymond M ^b,d   Riley, Ryan K ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c Hualapai Wildl Fish/Parks Program   (United States)

^d Foundation for North American Wild Sheep   (United States)

^e Bureau of Indian Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI;

EID: 0037360326     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2003)048<0147:AAAPOR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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