Site fidelity, migratory behaviour, and spatial organization of female isards (Rupicapra pyrenaica) in the Pyrenees National Park, France

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-25

  Crampe, J P ^a   Bon, R ^b   Gerard, J F ^c   Serrano, E ^c   Caens, P ^a   Florence, E ^a   Gonzalez, G ^c  

^a Parc National des Pyrenees   (France)

^b Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PATHOGENIC CONTAMINATION; RUPICAPRA PYRENAICA; SITE FIDELITY;

MAMMALS;

FEMALE; GOAT; HABITAT USE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; SITE FIDELITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; PYRENEES NATIONAL PARK; WESTERN EUROPE;

RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA PYRENAICA;

EID: 34248550641     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-185     Document Type: Article

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