Fighting behaviour in territorial male roe deer Capreolus capreolus: The effects of antler size and residence

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Hoem, Stein Arild ^a   Melis, Claudia ^b   Linnell, John D C ^c   Andersen, Reidar ^b  

^a Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre   (Norway)

^b Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Capreolus capreolus; Fighting behaviour; Norway; Roe deer; Ungulate

Indexed keywords

CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 33846588755     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-006-0053-3     Document Type: Article

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