Predation by red fox on European roe deer fawns in relation to age, sex, and birth date

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 416-422

  Jarnemo, Anders ^a   Liberg, Olof ^a   Lockowandt, Steffan ^b   Olsson, Agneta ^b   Wahlström, Kjell ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGY; DATA REDUCTION; FORESTRY;

EUROPEAN ROE DEERS; RADIO MARKING;

BIODIVERSITY;

AGE; BIRTH DATE; CANID; DEER; MORTALITY; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

CANIDAE; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; VERTEBRATA; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 3142554560     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z04-011     Document Type: Article

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