Daily and seasonal movements and habitat use by female Rocky Mountain elk and mule deer

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1076-1088

  Ager, Alan A ^a   Johnson, Bruce K ^b   Kern, John W ^c   Kie, John G ^d  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^c Kern Statistical Services Inc   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal velocity; Cervus elaphus; Daily movements; Mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus; Rocky Mountain elk; Seasonal movements; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; MOVEMENT; TELEMETRY; UNGULATE;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0141792640     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BBa-020     Document Type: Article

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