Red deer (Cervus elaphus) spatial use in the Italian alps: Home range patterns, seasonal migrations, and effects of snow and winter feeding

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-145

  Luccarini, S ^a   Mauri, L ^a   Ciuti, S ^a   Lamberti, P ^a   Apollonio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEER; HOME RANGE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; POPULATION MIGRATION; RADIOTELEMETRY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUSA VALLEY; TARVISIO; UDINE;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 33746227337     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2006.9522718     Document Type: Article

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