Antler breakage in tule elk, Owens Valley, California

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1747-1752

  Johnson, Heather E ^a   Bleich, Vernon C ^a   Krausman, Paul R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Antler breakage; California; Cervus elaphus nannodes; Owens Valley; Rut; Tule elk

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; DAMAGE; RUTTING; UNGULATE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; OWENS VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NANNODES; SCHOENOPLECTUS ACUTUS VAR. OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 33645665699     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)69[1747:ABITEO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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