Urinary metabolites as an index of body condition in wintering white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-66

  Cabanac, Arnaud J ^a   Ouellet, Jean Pierre ^a   Crête, Michel ^a,b   Rioux, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allantoin; Creatinine; Deer; Fasting; Odocoileus virginianus; Physical condition; Potassium; Urea nitrogen; Urine; Winter

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 16244384667     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2005)11[59:UMAAIO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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