Temporal variation in the number of car-killed red deer Cervus elaphus in Norway

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-211

  Mysterud, Atle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accidents; Climate; Density; Harvesting; North Atlantic Oscillation; Traffic

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 2642520453     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2004.026     Document Type: Article

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