Nursing and feeding behaviour of confined red deer (cervus elaphus scoticus) in the Mexican highlands

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Vasquez C G ^a   Olvera, L ^b   Siqueiros, Y ^a   Kuri, M L ^b   Navarro, V A ^b   Rovelo, A E ^b   Shimada, A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Allosuckling; Behaviour; Calves; Cervus elaphus; Feeding; Nursing; Red deer

Indexed keywords

ALLOPARENTAL CARE; DEER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIVESTOCK; PARTURITION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUCKLING;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 18544403717     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2004.9513565     Document Type: Article

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