Climatic effects on life-history traits of moose in Estonia

Oecologia

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 703-713

  Veeroja, Rauno ^a   Tilgar, Vallo ^a   Kirk, Anne ^a   Tõnisson, Jüri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Centre of Forest Protection and Silviculture   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Cumulative effects; Fecundity; Growth; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; DEER; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; THERMOREGULATION; UNGULATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE; DEER; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; ICE COVER; JAW; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE; DEER; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; ICE COVER; JAW; SEASONS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

ALCES ALCES; UNGULATA;

EID: 36849080282     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0873-1     Document Type: Article

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