Factors affecting daily ranges of red deer Cervus elaphus in Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-118

  Kamler, Jan F ^a,b   Jędrzejewska, Bogumiła ^a   JĘdrzejewski, Włodzimierz ^a  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Daily range; Poland; Red deer; Snow cover; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DEER; DIURNAL VARIATION; HOME RANGE; SNOW COVER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BIALOWIEZA FOREST; EURASIA; EUROPE;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 34249333846     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03194206     Document Type: Article

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