Estimating elk body mass using chest-girth circumference

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 536-543

  Cook, Rachel C ^a   Cook, John G ^a   Irwin, Larry L ^b  

^a NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^b Natl Cncl Air Stream Improvement   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass; Body measurements; Cervus elaphus; Chest girth circumference; Elk; Fat

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; ESTIMATION METHOD; REGRESSION; UNGULATE;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038503398     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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