Body weight and horn development in Alpine chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra (Bovidae, Caprinae)

Mammalia

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-73

  Bassano, B ^a,b   Perrone, A ^c   Von Hardenberg, A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Gran Paradiso National Park ^*  (Italy)

^c CREA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass; Horn; Italian Alps; Rupicapra; Size sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; HORN; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; UNGULATE; WEIGHT;

BOVIDAE; CAPRINAE; RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038368919     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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