Gender- and age-class-specific reactions to human disturbance in a sexually dimorphic ungulate

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1602-1607

  Loehr, J ^a   Kovanen, M ^a   Carey, J ^b   Hogmander H ^a   Jurasz, C ^c   Karkkainen S ^a   Suhonen, J ^a   Ylonen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Yukon Department of Environment   (Canada)

^c Windfall International School of the Environs   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA REDUCTION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

AGE-CLASS-SPECIFIC REACTIONS; HUMAN DISTURBANCE; SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC UNGULATE; THINHORN SHEEP;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SHEEP;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; OVIS DALLI; UNGULATA;

EID: 33144477353     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-162     Document Type: Article

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