Seasonal migration patterns of female sika deer in eastern Hokkaido, Japan

Ecological Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-178

  Igota, Hiromasa ^a   Sakuragi, Mayumi ^a   Uno, Hiroyuki ^b   Kaji, Koichi ^b   Kaneko, Masami ^b   Akamatsu, Rika ^c   Maekawa, Koji ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Institute of Environmental Sciences   (Japan)

^c EnVision Conservation Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervus nippon; Geographic information system; Radio telemetry; Seasonal migration; Sika deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; HOME RANGE; MIGRATION; RADIOTELEMETRY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HOKKAIDO; JAPAN; SHIRANUKA HILLS;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS NIPPON; CERVUS NIPPON YESOENSIS;

EID: 1942423071     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1703.2003.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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