Ecological and behavioural variables affecting the fallow deer mating system in doñana

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-148

  San Jose C ^a   Braza, F ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dama dama; Do ana; Mating systems

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS DAMA; DAMA;

EID: 0342872029     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1997.9522892     Document Type: Article

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