Cohort effects and deer population dynamics

Ecoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 412-420

  Gaillard, Jean Michel ^a   Loison, Anne ^a   Toïgo, Carole ^b   Delorme, Daniel ^b   Van Laere, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Body mass; Delayed density dependence; Fecundity; Female reproductive success; Population growth; Roe deer; Survival

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FECUNDITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE;

EID: 0347538200     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2003.11682789     Document Type: Article

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