Reproductive biology of captive female Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 151-156

  Henriksen, Hege Berg ^a   Andersen, Reidar ^b,c   Hewison, A J Mark ^c   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^d   Bronndal, Morten ^a   Jonsson, Stefan ^e   Linnell, John D C ^f   Odden, John ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^e Parken Zoo Vilsta Camping AB   (Sweden)

^f NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Captive lynx; Emergency life history stage; Litter size; Reproductive pattern; Senescence; Stress responses

Indexed keywords

LYNX; LYNX LYNX;

EID: 23944458841     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-005-0104-1     Document Type: Article

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