Evidence for a trade-off between growth and body reserves in northern white-tailed deer

Oecologia

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 30-41

  Lesage, Louis ^a   Crête, Michel ^a,b,c   Huot, Jean ^a   Ouellet, Jean Pierre ^c  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b Soc la Faune et des Parcs du Que   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body size; Fat reserves; Food competition; Population density; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

COLD TOLERANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAT RESERVE; GROWTH; UNGULATE; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 17744386325     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000499     Document Type: Article

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