A note on environmental elements as essential prerequisites for behavioral expression: A case study of Père David's deer

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 174-180

  Li, Chunwang ^a,b   Jiang, Zhigang ^a,b   Zeng, Yan ^a,b   You, Zhangqiang ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Elaphurus davidianus; Ex situ conservation; Habitat; Maintenance behavior; Rut behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE; RUTTING;

ASIA; CHINA; DAFENG PERE DAVIDS DEER NATURE RESERVE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGSU;

CERVIDAE; ELAPHURUS DAVIDIANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 33846568103     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.022     Document Type: Article

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